Henodontidae

Henodontidae; Temporal range: Late Triassic, Carnian–Rhaetian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Henodus fossil at University of Tübingen
	Life reconstruction of Parahenodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	†Sauropterygia
Order:	†Placodontia
Superfamily:	†Cyamodontoidea
Family:	†Henodontidae; von Huene, 1936
Genera
	†Chelyoposuchus; †Henodus; †Parahenodus;

Henodontidae is an extinct family of superficially turtle-like placodonts belonging to the superfamily Cyamodontoidea. Fossils have been found in Germany and Spain.[1][2]

References

de Miguel Chaves, Carlos; Ortega, Francisco; Pérez-García, Adán (13 May 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:10.1002/spp2.1218.
Huene F von 1936. Henodus chelyops, ein neuer Placodontier. Palaeontographica A, 84, 99-147.

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[1] Miguel Chaves, Carlos; Ortega, Francisco; Pérez-García, Adán (13 May 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:10.1002/spp2.1218.

[2] Huene F von 1936. Henodus chelyops, ein neuer Placodontier. Palaeontographica A, 84, 99-147.