Rebbanasaurus
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
Suborder: | Sphenodontia |
Genus: | †Rebbanasaurus Evans et al., 2001[1] |
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Rebbanasaurus is an extinct sphenodontian reptile known from remains found in the Early-Middle Jurassic Kota FormationofIndia.[1] The type specimen is a partial jawbone which has acrodont teeth, with other known remains including fragments of the premaxilla, maxilla, and palatine. It was relatively small, with a skull estimated at 1.5–2.5 centimetres (0.59–0.98 in) long.[1] It is generally considered to be a relatively basal sphenodontian that lies outside Eusphenodontia.[2]
Cladogram following Sues and Schoch, 2023:[3]
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