Sphenocondor
Extinct genus of reptiles
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Sphenocondor is an extinct genus of sphenodontian reptile from the Early Jurassic Cañadón Asfalto Formation of Argentina. It is known from a nearly complete lower jaw.[3]
| Sphenocondor | |
|---|---|
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 | |
Phylogeny
A phylogenetic analysis performed by Apestiguia et al. (2012) resulted in the following tree which shows the relationship of Sphenocondor to other rhynchocephalians:
