| Kosmodraco Temporal range:
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| Holotype skull of K. magnicornis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Choristodera |
| Suborder: | †Neochoristodera |
| Genus: | †Kosmodraco Brownstein, 2022 |
| Type species | |
| Kosmodraco dakotensis (Erickson, 1987)[1]
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Kosmodraco is a genus of large bodied choristodere from the Paleocene of North America. Originally described as a species of Simoedosaurus, it was found to represent a distinct genus in 2022. Multiple fossil skulls show a relatively short and robust snout and a skull that is considerably wider behind the eyes. Two species are currently recognized, K. dakotensis and K. magnicornis.
- ^ Erickson, B. R. (1987). "Simoedosaurus dakotensis, new species, a diapsid reptile (Archosauromorpha; Choristodera) from the Paleocene of North America". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 7 (3): 237–251. Bibcode:1987JVPal...7..237E. doi:10.1080/02724634.1987.10011658. JSTOR 4523144.