Homoeosaurus

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Homeosaurus
Fossil range: Late Jurassic
Homoeosaurus maximiliani
Homoeosaurus maximiliani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Sphenodontia
Family: Sphenodontidae
Subfamily: Sphenodontinae
Genus: Homeosaurus

Homeosaurus is an extinct genus of sphenodont reptile. It was found in limestone in Bavaria, Germany, and looks similar to the modern tuatara, to which it is closely related.