# Penegephyrosaurus

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{{Short description|Extinct genus of reptiles}}
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| fossil_range = [Late Triassic](/source/Late_Triassic), Rhaetian
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| taxon = Penegephyrosaurus
| authority = Whiteside & Duffin, 2017
| type_species = †'''''Penegephyrosaurus curtiscoppi'''''
| type_species_authority = Whiteside & Duffin, 2017
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'''''Penegephyrosaurus''''' is an [extinct](/source/extinct) [genus](/source/genus) of early [rhynchocephalian](/source/Rhynchocephalia) from the [Late Triassic](/source/Late_Triassic) of the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom). It contains a single species, '''''Penegephyrosaurus curtiscoppi'''''. It is only known from a partial lower jaw. It is considered one of the most basal known rhynchocephalians and is placed as part of the family [Gephyrosauridae](/source/Gephyrosauridae).<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Whiteside|first1=David I.|last2=Duffin|first2=Christopher J.|date=2017-03-01|title=Late Triassic terrestrial microvertebrates from Charles Moore's 'Microlestes' quarry, Holwell, Somerset, UK|url=https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12458|journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|volume=179|issue=3|pages=677–705|doi=10.1111/zoj.12458|issn=0024-4082|doi-access=free}}</ref>

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Category:Rhynchocephalia
Category:Prehistoric reptile genera

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