Micromenodon
Extinct genus of reptiles
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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]
| Rhynchocephalia | |
| Micromenodon Temporal range: Late Triassic, Carnian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Suborder: | Sphenodontia |
| Genus: | †Micromenodon Sues & Schoch, 2021 |
| Type species | |
| †Micromenodon pitti Sues & Schoch, 2021 | |