Harmodontosaurus emeryensis Nydam 2002 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Teiidae

Full reference: R. L. Nydam. 2002. Lizards of the Mussentuchit Local Fauna (Albian-Cenomanian boundary) and comments on the evolution of the Cretaceous lizard fauna of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(3):645-660

Belongs to Harmodontosaurus according to R. L. Nydam 2002

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: OMNH 33889, a mandible (partial right dentary). Its type locality is OMNH V868, Mussentuchit , which is in a Cenomanian crevasse splay horizon in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (3: Utah collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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