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Diphydontosaurus
Taxonomy
Diphydontosaurus was named by Whiteside (1986). It is not extant. Its type is Diphydontosaurus avonis.
It was assigned to Sphenodontia by Apesteguia et al. (2012); to Rhynchocephalia by Reynoso (2000) and Rauhut et al. (2012); to Sphenodontia by Herrera-Flores et al. (2018); and to Sphenodontidae by Skinner et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Sphenodontia by Apesteguia et al. (2012); to Rhynchocephalia by Reynoso (2000) and Rauhut et al. (2012); to Sphenodontia by Herrera-Flores et al. (2018); and to Sphenodontidae by Skinner et al. (2020).
Species
D. avonis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Diphydontosaurus Whiteside |
| 2000 | Diphydontosaurus Reynoso |
| 2012 | Diphydontosaurus Apesteguia et al. |
| 2012 | Diphydontosaurus Rauhut et al. |
| 2018 | Diphydontosaurus Herrera-Flores et al. |
| 2020 | Diphydontosaurus Skinner et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available