''Gomphiosauridion'' is an

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of procolophonid that inhabited

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during the

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. It was described by

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and Paul E. Olsen and consists of the

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''G. baileyae''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q132179661 Triassic parareptiles Late Triassic reptiles of North America Fossil taxa described in 1993 Procolophonidae