Named By: | Thomas Henry Huxley in 1859 |
Time Period: | Late Triassic, 231-216 Ma |
Location: | Confirmed from Argentina, Brazil, India, Scotland. Possibly also from Canada and the USA |
Size: | Around 1.3 meters long |
Diet: | Herbivore |
Fossil(s): | Multiple specimens |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Rhynchosauria | Hyperodapedontidae | Hyperodapedontinae | |
Also known as: | | Cephalonia lotziana | Macrocephalosaurus mariensis | Paradapedon huxleyi | Scaphonyx africanus | Scaphonyx australis | Scaphonyx fischeri | Scaphonyx sanjuanensis | Stenometopon taylori | |
Hyperodapedon is a genus of rhynchosaur (a beaked, archosaur-like reptile) from the late Triassic period (Carnian stage).