Pamizinsaurus

Pamizinsaurus
Temporal range: Albian[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Rhynchocephalia
Suborder: Sphenodontia
Family: Sphenodontidae
Subfamily: Sphenodontinae
Genus: Pamizinsaurus †
Species
  • P. tlayuaensis † Reynoso, 1997 (type)[2]

Pamizinisaurus is a genus of sphenodontian reptile known from Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Tlayúa Formation of Mexico. A crushed skeleon of a juvenile reptile was found in Tlayua Quarry, in central Mexico.[1] It was named Pamizinsaurus tlayuaensis by Reynoso in 1997, after the name of the quarry of which it was found.[1] Its skull length is 16 millimetres (0.63 in).[3] The fossil was covered in small round osteoderms that could have protected it from predators.[4]

Relatives

Pamizinsaurus was a genus of the subfamily Sphenodontinae; grouping it with the modern Sphenodon (better known as the Tuatara), Zapatadon, Cynosphenodon, Homoeosaurus, Sapheosaurus, and Ankylosphenodon.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A "Beaded" Sphenodontian (Diapsida: Lepidosauria) from the Early Cretaceous of Central Mexico". Jstor.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Skull shape and feeding strategy in Sphenodon and other Rhynchocephalia (Diapsida: Lepidosauria) - Jones - 2008 - Journal of Morphology - Wiley Online Library". Journal of Morphology. 269: 945–966. 2008-05-30. doi:10.1002/jmor.10634. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  3. ↑ "A Dwarf Sphenodontian from the Jurassic La Boca Formation of Tamaulipas, México". Jstor.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  4. ↑ "DigiTool - Results - Full". Digitool.library.mcgill.ca. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-02-10.


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