Ikechosaurus
| Ikechosaurus Temporal range:
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| Fossil specimen, Beijing Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Choristodera |
| Suborder: | †Neochoristodera |
| Genus: | †Ikechosaurus Sigogneau-Russell, 1981 [1] |
Closeup of the skull
Ikechosaurus is an extinct genus of choristodere reptile which existed in China and Mongolia during the Early Cretaceous.[2] It contains the species Ikechosaurus sunailinae and Ikechosaurus gaoi. It belongs to the crocodilian-like clade Neochoristodera. Compared to other neochoristoderes, Ikechosaurus has a rather simple dentition, lacking the speciations seen in latter species. It also has parasphenoid palatal teeth, a feature not seen in any other choristodere.[3]
References[]
- ^ Junchang Lü; Qizhi Zhu; Xikan Cheng; Xiangke Du (1999). "Computed tomography (CT) of nasal cavity of Ikechosaurus sunailinae (Reptilia: Choristodera)". Chinese Science Bulletin. 44 (24): 2277–2281. Bibcode:1999ChSBu..44.2277L. doi:10.1007/BF02885939. S2CID 94574236.
- ^ A new species of Ikechosaurus (Reptilia: Choristodera) from the Jiufutang Formation (Early Cretaceous) of Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia LÜ J.-C.; Kobayashi Y.; Li Z.-G.
- ^ Morphology and function of the palatal dentition in Choristodera Article in Journal of Anatomy 228(3):n/a-n/a · November 2015 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12414
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