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]
| Leiocephalikon Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Microsauria |
| Family: | †Gymnarthridae |
| Genus: | †Leiocephalikon Steen, 1934 |
| Type species | |
| Amblyodon problematicum John William Dawson, 1882
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References
edit- ^ J.W. Dawson (1882). "On the Results of Recent Explorations of Erect Trees Containing Animal Remains in the Coal-Formation of Nova Scotia". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 173: 621–668.
- ^ Carroll, Robert (2009). The Rise of Amphibians. Johns Hopkins University Press. doi:10.56021/9780801891403. ISBN 978-0-8018-9140-3.
- ^ Huttenlocker, Adam K.; Pardo, Jason D.; Small, Bryan J.; Anderson, Jason S. (2013-05-07). "Cranial morphology of recumbirostrans (Lepospondyli) from the Permian of Kansas and Nebraska, and early morphological evolution inferred by micro-computed tomography". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (3): 540–552. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.728998. ISSN 0272-4634.
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