Family
Valid Extinct

Henodontidae

(von Huene 1936)

Henodontidae is an extinct family of superficially turtle-like placodonts belonging to the superfamily Cyamodontoidea. Fossils have been found in Germany and Spain.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
Henodontidae
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Placodontia Order
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Henodontida Suborder
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Henodontidae Family
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇩🇪 Germany
2
🇪🇸 Spain
1
Geological formations
Grabfeld
1
Keuper
1
Trossingen
1
Temporal distribution
Rhaetian (205.7–201.4 Ma)
1
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
1
Carnian (237–227.3 Ma)
1
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution.
Bibliography (3)
C. Miguel Chaves, F. Ortega, and A. Perez-Garcia. 2018. 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 DOI ↗
O. Kuhn. 1939. Beiträge zur Keuperfauna von Halberstadt [Contributions to the Keuper fauna of Halberstadt]. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 21:258-286 DOI ↗
F. F. v. Huene. 1936. Henodus chelyops, ein neuer placodontier. Sonder-Abduck aus Palaeontographica Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Vorzeit, Abteilung A 84:99-148