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Cynosphenodon huizachalensis

Reptilia - Sphenodontidae

Taxonomy
Cynosphenodon huizachalensis was named by Reynoso (1996). Its type specimen is IGM 6652, a mandible (Right dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Huizachal Canyon (general), which is in a Pliensbachian floodplain siltstone in the La Boca Formation of Mexico. It is the type species of Cynosphenodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Cynosphenodon huizachalensis Reynoso
2014Cynosphenodon huizachalensis Reynoso and Cruz p. 55

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

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.

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Diagnosis
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