| Sapheosaurus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryotes |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Lepidosauria |
| Order: | Sphenodontia |
| Family: | Sapheosauridae †[1] |
| Genus: | Sapheosaurus † |
| Species | |
Sapheosaurus (also known as Piocormus[2]) was a sphenodontid of the suborder Homoeosauria, although its skull was longer and narrower than that of Homoeosaurus.[2] It was classified as a genus of sapheosaurid by Michael Benton in 1985.[1]
Sapheosaurus laticeps differed from Sapheosaurus thiollierei by its smaller size and more vertebrae. S. thiollierei had 22 back and neck vertebrae, while S. laticeps had 26. Also, the two differ in relative limb length. S. laticeps lived in France and Germany.[2]