Rhombopholis Scutulata
''Rhombopholis'' is an extinct genus of archosauromorph reptile known from England. The type species of ''Rhombopholis'' is ''Rhombopholis scutulata''. Specimens of this genus were collected from the Leamington quarry, near Warwick. This locality belongs to the Bromsgrove Sandstone Formation, which is dated to the Anisian age of the Middle Triassic, approximately 245 million years ago. Description ''Rhombopholis'' is known from several different specimens. WARMS Gz10, a sandstone block containing vertebrae and limb bones from two different individuals, as well as fish scales and vertebrae, has been designated the lectotype of the genus. Other specimens include WARMS Gz21 (the proximal part of a left femur), WARMS Gz4714 (a left ilium), and CAMSM G.343 (a back vertebra). ''Rhombopholis'' lacks distinguishing features, but is believed to be a " prolacertiform" (an outdated term for a basal archosauromorph) due to having low neural spines. The smaller individual present in WARM ...
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