Penegephyrosaurus
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| Penegephyrosaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic, Rhaetian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Family: | †Gephyrosauridae |
| Genus: | †Penegephyrosaurus Whiteside & Duffin, 2017 |
| Type species | |
| †Penegephyrosaurus curtiscoppi Whiteside & Duffin, 2017 | |
Penegephyrosaurus is an extinct genus of early rhynchocephalian from the Late Triassic of the United Kingdom. It contains a single species, Penegephyrosaurus curtiscoppi. It is only known from a partial lower jaw. It is considered one of the most basal known rhynchocephalians and is placed as part of the family Gephyrosauridae.[1]
