Distortodon
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Extinct genus of lizards
| Distortodon | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | †Polyglyphanodontia |
| Genus: | †Distortodon Makádi, 2013 |
| Species: | †D. rhomboideus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Distortodon rhomboideus Makádi, 2013
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Distortodon is an extinct genus of polyglyphanodont 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 polyglyphanodonts by having a more distal lingual cusp, creating a distinctive rhomboidal shape in occlusal view.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ 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.201308001. ISSN 0195-6671.
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