Reptilia - Squamata - Polyglyphanodontidae
Alternative combination: Macrocephalosaurus gilmorei
Full reference: A. Sulimski. 1975. Macrocephalosauridae and Polyglyphanodontidae (Sauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Palaeontologia Polonica 33:25-102
Belongs to Gilmoreteius according to M. C. Langer 1998
See also Alifanov 2000, Gao and Fox 1991, Gao and Norell 2000 and Sulimski 1975
Sister taxa: Gilmoreteius chulsanensis, Gilmoreteius ferrugenous, Macrocephalosaurus sulimskii
Type specimen: ZPal MgR-III/18, a partial skull. Its type locality is Khermeen Tsav I, Red Beds [PMPE], which is in a Campanian/Campanian eolian sandstone in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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