Brachyrhinodon
Temporal range: Late Triassic,
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Brachyrhinodon

Huene, 1910
Type species
Brachyrhinodon taylori
Huene, 1910

Brachyrhinodon (meaning "short nose tooth") is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Late Triassic Lossiemouth Sandstone of Scotland. It is related to the tuatara, the only member of its order that is not extinct.

Brachyrhinodon is known from the sandstone quarries near Elgin, and is one of the Elgin Reptiles.

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