Gephyrosauridae

Gephyrosauridae
Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Jurassic, 200–195 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Rhynchocephalia
Family: Gephyrosauridae
Evans, 1980
Type species
Gephyrosaurus bridensis
Evans, 1980
Genera

Gephyrosauridae was a family of sphenodonts that lived in the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic. The members of Gephyrosauridae were named lepidosaurs in 1985 by Michael Benton.[1]

Distribution

The members of Gephyrosauridae were from the  United Kingdom, and  Italy.[1]

References

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