Diphydontosaurus

Diphydontosaurus
Temporal range: Late Triassic, 231–200 Ma
Skull of D. avonis in lateral view
Lombary specimen of Diphydontosaurus sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Rhynchocephalia
Genus: Diphydontosaurus
Whiteside, 1986
Species:
D. avonis
Binomial name
Diphydontosaurus avonis
Whiteside, 1986

Diphydontosaurus is an extinct genus of small rhynchocephalian reptile from the Late Triassic of Europe. It is the most primitive known member of Sphenodontia.