Sphenocondor

Sphenocondor
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Rhynchocephalia
Suborder: Sphenodontia
Genus: Sphenocondor
Apesteguía et al., 2012
Type species
Sphenocondor gracilis
Apesteguía et al., 2012

Sphenocondor is an extinct genus of sphenodontian reptile from the Middle Jurassic of Argentina.[1]

Phylogeny

A phylogenetic analysis performed by Apestiguia et al. (2012) resulted the following tree which shows the relationship of Sphenocondor to other rhynchocephalians:



Youngina



Pristidactylus



Gephyrosaurus


Sphenodontia

Diphydontosaurus




Planocephalosaurus




Rebbanasaurus





Sphenocondor



Godavarisaurus






Clevosaurus hudsoni



Brachyrhinodon





Palaeopleurosaurus





Sapheosaurus



Kallimodon






Theretairus



Sphenovipera





Homoeosaurus



Zapatadon



Cynosphenodon



Sphenodon



Ankylosphenodon


Opisthodontia

Kawasphenodon



Opisthias





Kaikaifilusaurus avelasi



Eilenodon



Toxolophosaurus















References

  1. Apesteguía, S. N.; Gómez, R. L. O.; Rougier, G. W. (2012). "A basal sphenodontian (Lepidosauria) from the Jurassic of Patagonia: New insights on the phylogeny and biogeography of Gondwanan rhynchocephalians". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 166 (2): 342. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00837.x.


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