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Sphenodontidae
Taxonomy
Sphenodontidae was named by Cope (1869).
It was assigned to Rhynchocephalia by Haughton and Brink (1954) and Barbera and Macuglia (1991); to Sphenodontia by Benton (1985), Reynoso (1996), Reynoso (1997) and Reynoso (2000); to Sphenodontia by Simon and Kellner (2003); to Sphenodonta by Carroll (1988), Murry (1989) and Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003); and to Sphenodontia by Apesteguia et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Rhynchocephalia by Haughton and Brink (1954) and Barbera and Macuglia (1991); to Sphenodontia by Benton (1985), Reynoso (1996), Reynoso (1997) and Reynoso (2000); to Sphenodontia by Simon and Kellner (2003); to Sphenodonta by Carroll (1988), Murry (1989) and Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003); and to Sphenodontia by Apesteguia et al. (2012).
Subtaxa
Ankylosphenodon, Brachyrhinodon, Clevosaurus (syn. Dianosaurus, Clevosaurus mcgilli, Clevosaurus wangi, Dianosaurus petilus), Eilenosaurus, Glevosaurus, Homoeosaurus, Kallimodon, Leptosaurus, Opisthodontia, Palacrodon, Palaeopleurosaurus, Paleollanosaurus, Pamizinsaurus, Pelecymala, Polysphenodon, Sapheosaurus, Scharschengia, Sigmala, Simila, Sphenodontinae, Sphenovipera, Theretairus
Sister taxa
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1869 | Sphenodontidae Cope |
| 1954 | Sphenodontidae Haughton and Brink p. 4 |
| 1985 | Sphenodontidae Benton p. 157 |
| 1988 | Sphenodontidae Carroll |
| 1989 | Sphenodontidae Murry p. 273 |
| 1991 | Sphenodontidae Barbera and Macuglia p. 421 |
| 1996 | Sphenodontidae Reynoso |
| 1997 | Sphenodontidae Reynoso |
| 2000 | Sphenodontidae Reynoso |
| 2003 | Sphenodontidae Simon and Kellner p. 1 |
| 2003 | Sphenodontidae Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 442 |
| 2012 | Sphenodontidae Apesteguia et al. |
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