Reptilia - Eosuchia - Sphenodontidae

Full reference: V.-H. Reynoso and J. M. Clark. 1998. A dwarf sphenodontian from the Jurassic La Boca Formation of Tamaulipas, Mexico. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18:333-339

Parent taxon: Sphenodontidae according to J. A. Herrera-Flores et al. 2018

See also Apesteguia et al. 2012, Apesteguía and Novas 2003, Cau et al. 2014, Rauhut et al. 2012, Reynoso and Clark 1998 and Reynoso and Cruz 2014

Sister taxa: Ankylosphenodon, Brachyrhinodontinae, Cynosphenodon, Derasmosaurus, Eilenosaurus, Elachistosuchus, Glevosaurus, Leptosaurus, Oenosaurus, Opisthodontia, Paleollanosaurus, Piocormus, Scharschengia, Sigmala, Simila, Sphenodon, Sphenodontinae, Sphenovipera, Theretairus

Subtaxa: Zapatadon ejidoensis

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Type: Zapatadon ejidoensis

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Distribution: found only at Tierra Buena, W Huizachal Canyon (Jurassic of Mexico)

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