Leiocephalikon
Extinct genus of tetrapods
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Leiocephalikon is an extinct genus of microsaur in the family Gymnarthridae. The type species is Amblyodon problematicum named by John William Dawson in 1882.[1] Its fossil was found in the Joggins Formation which hailed from Carboniferous period.[2] Although sometimes regarded as primitive gymnarthrids, Leiocephalikon classification is still debated as its fossil is scarce.[3]
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| Leiocephalikon Temporal range: | |
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| Leiocephalikon problematicum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Family: | †Gymnarthridae |
| Genus: | †Leiocephalikon Steen, 1934 |
| Type species | |
| Amblyodon problematicum John William Dawson, 1882 | |
