Brachyrhinodon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Order: | Sphenodontida |
Family: | Sphenodontidae |
Subfamily: | Clevosauridae |
Genus: |
Brachyrhinodon Huene, 1910 |
Type species | |
Brachyrhinodon taylori Huene, 1910 |
Brachyrhinodon is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Triassic of Scotland . It is related to the Tuatara, the only member of its family that is not extinct.
Brachyrhinodon is known from the sandstone quarries near Elgin, and is one of the Elgin Reptiles.