Toxolophosaurus

Toxolophosaurus was a sphenodont from the Early Cretaceous-age Kootenai Formation of Montana.[3]

Toxolophosaurus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Rhynchocephalia
Suborder:	Sphenodontia
(unranked):	†Opisthodontia
Tribe:	†Eilenodontini
Genus:	†Toxolophosaurus Olson, 1960[1][2]
Species
†T. cloudi (type) Olson, 1960[2]

Discovery

Toxolophosaurus cloudi was found by Olson in 1960[2] in the Kootenai Formation, 223.75 feet above the base of the Kootenai.[3]

Classification

Toxolophosaurus was placed in Sphenodontidae by Michael Benton in 1985.[4] It is closely related to Priosphenodon and Eilenodon.

Diet

Toxolophosaurus was herbivorous.[1]

See also

• Lepidosauromorpha
• Lepidosauria
• Sphenodontia / Rhynchocephalia
• Opisthodontia
• Opisthias

References

1. Throckmorton, Gaylord S.; Hopson, James A.; Parks, Peter (1981). "A redescription of Toxolophosaurus cloudi Olson, a Lower Cretaceous herbivorous sphenodontid reptile". Journal of Paleontology. 55 (3): 586–597. JSTOR 1304272.
2. "†Toxolophosaurus Olson 1960". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
3. Everett C. Olson (May 1960). "A Trilophosaurid Reptile from the Kootenai Formation (Lower Cretaceous)". Journal of Paleontology. 34 (3): 551–555. JSTOR 1300954.
4. "Taxonomic opinions tied to this reference: M. J. Benton 1985". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 20 February 2017.