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Eilenodon

Reptilia - Sphenodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Eilenodon Rasmussen and Callison pp. 1111-1112 figs. 1-4
2000Eilenodon Reynoso
2003Eilenodon Apesteguía and Novas
2012Eilenodon Apesteguia et al.
2012Eilenodon Rauhut et al.
2014Eilenodon Cau et al.
2018Eilenodon Herrera-Flores et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Eosuchia()
Neodiapsida
SauriaGauthier 1984
Lepidosauromorpha(Benton 1983)
superorderLepidosauria()
familySphenodontidaeCope 1871
Opisthodontia
subfamilyEilenodontinae
genusEilenodon

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Eilenodon Rasmussen and Callison 1981
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Eilenodon robustus Rasmussen and Callison 1981
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. E. Rasmussen and G. Callison 1981Tooth implantation acrodont with new tooth addition at rear of tooth row just medial to low coronoid process. No evidence of replacement of preexisting teeth. Unworn cheek teeth with lateral crest and medial crest, and only slightly concave anteriorly. Bases and lower parts of crowns of teeth packed closely together. From posterior to anterior, tooth row curves slightly laterally then straightens toward mandibular symphysis. Dentary, surangular, articular and coronoid exposed on lateral surface of mandible. Mandibular foramen directed anteromedially from lateral surface of mandible. Articular surface of mandible, formed by articular and prearticular triangular when viewed from above; apex of triangle directed anteriorly