Xenodiphyodon
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | †Allokotosauria |
| Order: | †Trilophosauria |
| Family: | †Trilophosauridae (?) |
| Genus: | Xenodiphyodon |
| Species: | X. petraios |
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| Xenodiphyodon petraios Sues & Olsen, 1993 | |
Xenodiphyodon is an extinct genus of reptile with some similarities to trilophosaurids,[1] known from the Late Triassic Turkey Branch Formation of Virginia, United States. The genus contains a single species, Xenodiphyodon petraios, was described by Hans-Dieter Sues and Paul E. Olsen in 1993.[2]