Kallimodon

Kallimodon Temporal range: Late Jurassic
Kallimodon pulchellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Rhynchocephalia
Suborder:	Sphenodontia
Genus:	Kallimodon † Cocude-Michel, 1963
Species
K. pulchellus (Zittel, 1887) (type)

Kallimodon is a genus of sphenodont from the Late Jurassic of Bavaria, southern Germany.

Systematics

Kallimodon was originally described as a species of Homoeosaurus by Karl von Zittel in 1887. However, in 1963 it was renamed Kallimodon due to differences from the Homoeosaurus type species.^[1] In 1997, Kallimodon was sunk as a junior synonym of Leptosaurus, with the type species referred to as L. pulchellus.^[2] However, subsequent studies find Kallimodon to be valid and distinct from Leptosaurus, being closely related to Sapheosaurus. One specimen previously referred to this genus is actually a distinct taxon.^[3][4]

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Rhynchocephalia

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Superorder: Lepidosauria
Sauropsida see Sauropsida Lepidosauromorpha see Lepidosauromorpha Rhynchocephalia see below↓ Rhynchocephalia

†Gephyrosauridae? Gephyrosaurus Penegephyrosaurus Deltadectes
Sphenodontia	†Diphydontosaurus †Godavarisaurus †Micromenodon †Pelecymala †Rebbanasaurus †Sphenocondor Incertae sedis †Paleollanosaurus †Whitakersaurus Acrosphenodontia †Planocephalosaurus †Godavarisaurus? Eusphenodontia †Lanceirosphenodon †Microsphenodon †Opisthiamimus †Polysphenodon †Clevosauridae Brachyrhinodon Clevosaurus Polysphenodon? Neosphenodontia †Colobops? †Homoeosaurus †Lanceirosphenodon? †Pamizinsaurus †Rebbanasaurus? †Sphenocondor? †Theretairus †Zapatadon †Kallimodon †Leptosaurus †Sapheosauridae Piocormus Sapheosaurus Oenosaurus "Eupropalinal sphenodonts" †Lamarquesaurus †Sigmala †Tingitana †Vadasaurus †Pleurosauridae? Palaeopleurosaurus Pleurosaurus Tingitana? Vadasaurus? Sphenodontidae †Ankylosphenodon †Cynosphenodon †Derasmosaurus †Kawasphenodon? †Navajosphenodon †Pamizinsaurus? Sphenodon †Sphenofontis †Sphenovipera? †Theretairus? †Tika †Zapatadon? †Opisthodontia Fraserosphenodon Kawasphenodon? Opisthias Pelecymala? Trullidens Pleurosauridae? Sapheosaurs? Eilenodontinae Eilenodon Kaikaifilusaurus Patagosphenos Priosphenodon Sphenotitan? Toxolophosaurus

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