Parahenodus
Name:
Parahenodus
(near Henodus).
Phonetic: Pah-rah-hen-o-dus.
Named By: C. Miguel Chaves, F. Ortega
& A. Perez-Garcia - 2018.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia,
Sauropterygia, Placodontia, Henodontidae.
Species: P. atancensis
(type).
Diet: Durophagovore (shellfish eater).
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Spain - Keuper Formation.
Time period: Carnian-Norian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation: Skull.
Parahenodus
is a genus of placodont
that lived in European waters during the late
Triassic. The placodonts were marine reptiles that hunted for
shellfish. The holotype skull of Parahenodus is
very similar to the
Henodus
genus, hence the name Parahenodus which
means ‘near
Henodus’. Like Henodus, Parahenodus
would be expected to have had
an armoured shell protecting its body, though the form of this shell
is unknown at the time of writing.
Further reading
- A new placodont from the Upper Triassic of Spain provides new
insights on the acquisition of the specialized skull of Henodontidae.
- Papers in Palaeontology 4(4):567-576. - C. Miguel
Chaves, F. Ortega & A. Perez-Garcia - 2018.
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