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Whitakersaurus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Order
  
Sphenodontia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
Lepidosauria

Genus
  
†Whitakersaurus

Whitakersaurus is a genus of rhynchocephalian reptile dated to be late Triassic in age and is from the Ghost Ranch fossil quarry in New Mexico, USA.

Dentition

Like its relatives Planocephalosaurus and Diphydontosaurus it possesses a mix of dental implantations. It is posteriorly acrodont and anteriorly pleurodont.

References

Whitakersaurus Wikipedia