Sapheosaurus
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| Sapheosaurus Temporal range: Late Jurassic[1] | |
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| Sapheosaurus thiollierei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Family: | †Sapheosauridae |
| Genus: | †Sapheosaurus |
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Sapheosaurus is an extinct genus of Late Jurassic sphenodont. Its skull was longer and narrower than that of Homoeosaurus.[2] It was classified as a genus of sapheosaur by Michael Benton in 1985.[3] It reached a length of 70 cm from snout to tail.[4] Sapheosaurus belongs to the clade Sapheosauridae, that also includes other taxa like Kallimodon. It is believed to be one of two aquatic sphenodont lineages, with Pleurosauridae being the other.[5][6]
