Toxolophosaurus
| Toxolophosaurus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryotes |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
| Magnorder: | Lepidosauria |
| Superorder: | Sphenodontiformes |
| Order: | Sphenodontia |
| (unranked): | Opisthodontia † |
| Tribe: | Eilenodontini † |
| Genus: | Toxolophosaurus † Olson, 1960[1][2] |
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Toxolophosaurus was a Sphenodontid from the Early Cretaceous–age Kootenai Formation of Montana.[3]
Discovery
Toxolophosaurus cloudi was found by Olson in 1960[2] in the Kootenai Formation, 223.75 feet above the base of the Kootenai.[3]
Classification
Toxolophosaurus was named a member of Sphenodontidae by Michael Benton in 1985.[2] It is closely related to Priosphenodon and Eilenodon.
Diet
Toxolophosaurus was herbivorous, meaning that it ate only plants.[1]
See also
- Lepidosauromorpha
- Lepidosauria
- Sphenodontia / Rhynchocephalia
- Opisthodontia
- Opisthias