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]
^Cocude-Michel M. 1963. Les Rhynchocéphales et les Sauriens des Calcaires lithographiques (Jurassique supérieur) d’Europe occidentale.– Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Lyon 7: 1–187.
^S. Renesto and G. Viohl. 1997. A sphenodontid (Reptilia, Diapsida) from the late Kimmeridgian of Schamhaupten (Southern Franconian Alb, Bavaria, Germany). Archaeopteryx 15:27-46
^Rauhut O. W. M., Heyng A. M., López-Arbarello A. & Hecker A. (2012): A new rhynchocephalian from the Late Jurassic of Germany with a dentition that is unique amongst tetrapods. PLoS ONE 7: e46839.
kallimodon, genus, sphenodont, from, late, jurassic, bavaria, southern, germany, pulchellusscientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, reptiliaorder, rhynchocephaliasuborder, sphenodontiafamily, sphenodontidaegenus, cocude, michel, 1963sp. Kallimodon is a genus of sphenodont from the Late Jurassic of Bavaria southern Germany KallimodonKallimodon pulchellusScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder RhynchocephaliaSuborder SphenodontiaFamily SphenodontidaeGenus Kallimodon Cocude Michel 1963SpeciesK pulchellus Zittel 1887 type Systematics EditKallimodon 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 Paleontology portalReferences Edit Cocude Michel M 1963 Les Rhynchocephales et les Sauriens des Calcaires lithographiques Jurassique superieur d Europe occidentale Nouvelles Archives du Museum d Histoire Naturelle de Lyon 7 1 187 S Renesto and G Viohl 1997 A sphenodontid Reptilia Diapsida from the late Kimmeridgian of Schamhaupten Southern Franconian Alb Bavaria Germany Archaeopteryx 15 27 46 Rauhut O W M Heyng A M Lopez Arbarello A amp Hecker A 2012 A new rhynchocephalian from the Late Jurassic of Germany with a dentition that is unique amongst tetrapods PLoS ONE 7 e46839 Oliver W M Rauhut amp Adriana Lopez Arbarello 2015 Zur Taxonomie der Bruckenechse aus dem oberen Jura von Schamhaupten On the taxonomy of rhynchocephalians from the Late Jurassic of Schamhaupten Archaeopteryx 33 1 11 https www researchgate net publication 301517359 Zur Taxonomie der Bruckenechse aus dem oberen Jura von Schamhaupten On the taxonomy of the rhynchocephalian from the Late Jurassic of Schamhaupten This article about a prehistoric reptile is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kallimodon amp oldid 1012085250, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
