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, Apesteguía 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

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Type: Cynosphenodon huizachalensis

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Huizachal Canyon (general) (Jurassic of Mexico)

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