Sphenodontidae

Japanese: Sphenodontidae
Sphenodontidae

…It is a reptile of the Sphenodontidae family, which is one family, one genus, and one species (illustration). It is the only surviving member of the Sphenodontidae family that flourished in the Triassic and Jurassic periods, and is said to be a "living fossil."

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Sphenodontidae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…喙頭(かいとう)目ムカシトカゲ科Sphenodontidaeの爬虫類で1科1属1種(イラスト)。三畳紀,ジュラ紀に栄えた喙頭類の唯一の生残りで〈生きている化石〉といわれる。…

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