Hyperodapedon
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| phylum | Chordata | Hyperodapedon is a genus of rhynchosaurs (beaked, archosaur-like reptiles) from the Late Triassic period (Carnian stage). Fossils of the genus have been found in Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America. Its first discovery and naming was found by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1859. Hyperodapedon was a herbivore that used its beaked premaxilla and hindlimbs to dig for plants in dry land.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| family | †Rhynchosauridae | |
| genus | †Hyperodapedon | |
| Temporal range | Carnian |
