Reptilia - Rhynchocephalia - Sphenodontidae
Full reference: V.-H. Reynoso. 1996. A Middle Jurassic Sphenodon-like sphenodontian (Diapsida: Lepidosauria) from Huizachal Canyon, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(2):210-221
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 1996 and Reynoso and Cruz 2014
Sister taxa: Ankylosphenodon, Brachyrhinodontinae, Derasmosaurus, Eilenosaurus, Elachistosuchus, Glevosaurus, Leptosaurus, Oenosaurus, Opisthodontia, Paleollanosaurus, Piocormus, Scharschengia, Sigmala, Simila, Sphenodon, Sphenodontinae, Sphenovipera, Theretairus, Zapatadon
Subtaxa: Cynosphenodon huizachalensis
Type: Cynosphenodon huizachalensis
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huizachal Canyon (general) (Jurassic of Mexico)
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