Micromenodon
| Micromenodon Temporal range: Late Triassic, Carnian
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Suborder: | Sphenodontia |
| Genus: | † Sues & Schoch, 2021 |
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| †Micromenodon pitti Sues & Schoch, 2021
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Micromenodon is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Late Triassic Doswell Formation of Virginia. It contains a single species, Micromenodon pitti. The species is only known from a partial maxilla with teeth. It has been placed as a basal member of Sphenodontia.[1]
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References
- ^ Sues, Hans-Dieter; Schoch, Rainer R. (March 2021). "A new early-diverging sphenodontian (Lepidosauria, Rhynchocephalia) from the Upper Triassic of Virginia, U.S.A.". Journal of Paleontology. 95 (2): 344–350. Bibcode:2021JPal...95..344S. doi:10.1017/jpa.2020.87. ISSN 0022-3360. S2CID 228808997.
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