Reptilia - Rhynchocephalia - 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, ApesteguĂa 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
Type: Zapatadon ejidoensis
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Tierra Buena, W Huizachal Canyon (Jurassic of Mexico)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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