Tessellatia
Sign in to saveTessellatia is an extinct genus of probainognathian cynodont from the Late Triassic Los Colorados Formation of La Rioja, Argentina. The genus contains a single species, T. bonapartei, known from a partial skull.
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Tessellatia is an extinct genus of probainognathian cynodont from the Late Triassic Los Colorados Formation of La Rioja, Argentina. The genus contains a single species, T. bonapartei, known from a partial skull.
== Discovery and naming == left|thumb|Layers of the 'La Esquina' locality of the Los Colorados Formation where the holotype was discovered The Tessellatia holotype specimen, PULR-V121, was discovered in upper layers of the Los Colorados Formation in Talampaya National Park in La Rioja Province, Argentina. The specimen consists of a partial skull, including the snout and orbital region, and lower jaws.
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