Distortodon
Distortodon Temporal range: Santonian,
| |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Clade: | †Polyglyphanodontia |
Genus: | †Distortodon Makádi, 2013 |
Species: | †D. rhomboideus
|
Binomial name | |
†Distortodon rhomboideus Makádi, 2013
|
Distortodon is an extinct genus of Polyglyphanodontid lizard from the Late Cretaceous of Europe, containing the species D. rhomboideus found in the Csehbánya Formation from the Santonian of Hungary. It is distinguished from other Polyglyphanodontids by having a more distal lingual cusp, creating a distinctive rhomboidal shape in occlusal view.[1]
References[]
- ^ Makádi, László (2013). "A new polyglyphanodontine lizard (Squamata: Borioteiioidea) from the Late Cretaceous Iharkút locality (Santonian, Hungary)" (PDF). Cretaceous Research. 46: 166–176. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2013.08.001. ISSN 0195-6671.
Categories:
- Prehistoric reptile genera
- Santonian life
- Late Cretaceous lepidosaurs of Europe
- Fossils of Hungary
- Fossil taxa described in 2013
- Prehistoric lizard stubs