Patagosphenos

Patagosphenos is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Late Cretaceous Huincul Formation of Argentina. It contains a single species, Patagosphenos watuku.^[1]

Patagosphenos Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian ~100–94 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	Lepidosauria
Order:	Sphenodontia
(unranked):	†Opisthodontia
Subfamily:	†Eilenodontinae
Genus:	†Patagosphenos Gentil et al., 2019
Type species
Patagosphenos watuku Gentil et al., 2019

References

1. Gentil, Adriel R.; Agnolin, Federico L.; Garcia Marsà, Jordi A.; Motta, Matias J.; Novas, Fernando E. (2019-06-01). "Bridging the gap: Sphenodont remains from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of Patagonia. Palaeobiological inferences". Cretaceous Research. 98: 72–83. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.01.016. ISSN 0195-6671. S2CID 135429146.