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Kitchingnathus
Taxonomy
Kitchingnathus was named by Cisneros (2008). It is not extant. Its type is Kitchingnathus untabeni.
It was assigned to Procolophonidae by Cisneros (2008).
It was assigned to Procolophonidae by Cisneros (2008).
Species
K. untabeni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2008 | Kitchingnathus Cisneros p. 127 fig. 5 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. C. Cisneros 2008 | (1) At least nine upper and eight lower, chisel-like, small bicuspid
molariforms, with labial cusps taller and thinner than lingual cusps; and (2) a long posterior process of the maxilla that extends along the rim of the subtemporal emargination as much as the quadratojugal. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||