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Kawasphenodon peligrensis

Reptilia - Sphenodontidae

Taxonomy
Kawasphenodon peligrensis was named by Apesteguía et al. (2014). Its type specimen is MPEF PV 1989, a mandible (Incomplete left lower jaw preserving two teeth), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Punta Peligro, which is in a Danian mire/swamp claystone/conglomerate in the Salamanca Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Kawasphenodon peligrensis Apesteguía 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
genusKawasphenodon
speciespeligrensis

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.

Kawasphenodon peligrensis Apesteguía et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available