- of
Clevosaurus were
widespread across Pangaea, and have been
found on all
continents except Australia and Antarctica. Five
species of
Clevosaurus have...
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member of
Sphenodontia Reconstruction of the
skulls of
Clevosaurus hudsoni (A) and
Clevosaurus cambrica (B)
Skull of the
basal eusphenodontian Opisthiamimus...
- Victor-Hugo
Reynoso established that
three particular genera of
Sphenodontia (
Clevosaurus, Brachyrhinodon, and Polysphenodon) were
closely related to each other...
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Clevosaurus brasiliensis Clevosaurus hadroprodon...
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Stubbs TL,
Elsler A,
Benton MJ (July 2018). "Taxonomic re****essment of
Clevosaurus latidens Fraser, 1993 (Lepidosauria, Rhynchocephalia) and rhynchocephalian...
- lips are hard and keratinous,
forming a
solid beak.
Clevosaurids like
Clevosaurus are
notable for the
presence of bone "lips"; in
these species the tooth-like...
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Clevosaurus brasiliensis Clevosaurus hadroprodon...
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related to
Clevosaurus,
placing both
genera as part of the
family Clevosauridae, with some
studies finding B.
taylori nested within Clevosaurus.
Other studies...
- prey.
Similarly the "tooth lips" of
clevosaurid sphenodontians such as
Clevosaurus are
described as "carn****ial-like". A
lineage of
pycnodont fish also...
- have
placed Polysphenodon as part of the
family Clevosauridae alongside Clevosaurus and Brachyrhinodon,
though other studies have
recovered Polysphenodon...
