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Deltadectes Temporal range: Late Triassic
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Rhynchocephalia
Family:	†Gephyrosauridae
Genus:	†Deltadectes Whiteside, Duffin & Furrer, 2017
Type species
†Deltadectes elvetica Whiteside, Duffin & Furrer, 2017

Deltadectes is an extinct genus of early rhynchocephalian from the Late Triassic Klettgau Formation of Switzerland. It contains a single species, Deltadectes elvetica.

References

1. Whiteside, David I.; Duffin, Christopher J.; Furrer, Heinz (2017-07-01). "The Late Triassic lepidosaur fauna from Hallau, North-Eastern Switzerland, and a new 'basal' rhynchocephalian Deltadectes elvetica gen. et sp. nov". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 285: 53–74. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2017/0669.

v t e 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 †Parvosaurus †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

• Rhynchocephalia
• Prehistoric reptile genera