Rhiodenticulatus

Re-oh-den-tik-u-la-tus.
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Name

Rhiodenticulatus ‭(‬nose with small teeth‭)‬.

Phonetic

Re-oh-den-tik-u-la-tus.

Named By

D.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Berman & R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ ‬-‭ ‬1986.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Captorhinidae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

R.‭ ‬heatoni‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬New Mexico‭ ‬-‭ ‬Abo/Cutler Formation.

Time Period

Sakmarian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Rhiodenticulatus is a genus of captorhinid reptile that lived in the USA during the early Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Captorhinid reptiles from the Early Permian of New Mexico,‭ ‬with description of a new genus and species.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Annals of Carnegie Museum‭ ‬55:1-28.‭ ‬-‭ ‬D.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Berman & R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ ‬-‭ ‬1986.

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