| Tika Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Family: | Sphenodontidae |
| Genus: | †Tika Apesteguía, Garberoglio & Gómez, 2021 |
| Type species | |
| †Tika giacchinoi Apesteguía, Garberoglio & Gómez, 2021 | |
Tika is an extinct genus of sphenodontian from the Late Cretaceous Candeleros Formation of Argentina. The type species is Tika giacchinoi. It is considered to be closely related to the tuatara, (Sphenodon punctatus), and a member of the Sphenodontinae. It is the oldest member of Sphenodontinae known from South America.[1]
References
- ↑ Apesteguía, Sebastián; Garberoglio, Fernando F.; Gómez, Raúl O. (2021-09-30). "Earliest Tuatara Relative (Lepidosauria: Sphenodontinae) from Southern Continents". Ameghiniana. 58 (5). doi:10.5710/amgh.13.07.2021.3442. ISSN 0002-7014. S2CID 239053594.
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