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 Cañadón Asfalto Formation of Argentina.[1]

Phylogeny

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

	Sphenocondor

	Godavarisaurus

	Clevosaurus

	Brachyrhinodon

Palaeopleurosaurus

	Sapheosaurus

	Kallimodon

	Theretairus

	Sphenovipera

Opisthodontia

Kawasphenodon

Opisthias

	Kaikaifilusaurus

	Eilenodon

	Toxolophosaurus

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References

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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[AGR12-1] 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.