Polyglyphanodon
Temporal range: Maastrichtian, 70.6–66 Ma[1]
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Fossil of Polyglyphanodon sternbergi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: †Polyglyphanodontia
Genus: †Polyglyphanodon
Gilmore, 1940
Species:
†P. sternbergi
Binomial name
†Polyglyphanodon sternbergi
Gilmore, 1940
Skull and restoration at the National Museum of Natural History.

Polyglyphanodon is an extinct genus of polyglyphanodontid lizard containing the species P. sternbergi[1] from the Maastrichtian aged North Horn Formation of Utah. The species is known from several mostly complete and partial skeletons. It is distinguished by its transversely orientated interlocking teeth, which suggest a herbivorous diet [2]

References

  1. ^ a b "†Polyglyphanodon Gilmore 1940". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ Nydam, Randall L.; Cifelli, Richard L. (2005). "New data on the dentition of the scincomorphan lizard Polyglyphanodon sternbergi". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 50 (1): 73–78.


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