Sphenotitan
Sphenotitan
Extinct genus of reptiles
Sphenotitan is an extinct genus of rhynchocephalian reptile, known from the Late Triassic (Norian) Quebrada del Barro Formation of Argentina.[1] It is the earliest known member of the herbivorous Elienodontinae, and the only one known from the Triassic.[2] It was a large-sized sphenodontian, with an estimated skull length of over 10 centimetres (3.9 in). The skull is roughly triangular in shape, and had large upper temporal fenestrae. The region of the skull in front of the eye socket (preoribital region) is short. The premaxillae forms beak, with a cutting edge similar to a chisel. The teeth of Sphenotitan, like other elienodontines, were large and wide, and designed for shredding vegetation, with blade-like palatal teeth on the roof of the mouth.[1]
