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Bicuspidon smikros

Reptilia - Polyglyphanodontidae

Taxonomy
Bicuspidon smikros was named by Nydam (2013). Its type specimen is UMNH VP 11627 (partial right dentary with three teeth) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UMNH VP Loc. 162, Cedar Canyon roadcut, which is in a Cenomanian/Cenomanian floodplain mudstone/sandstone in the Naturita Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Bicuspidon smikros Nydam p. 372 fig. 16.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Scincomorpha()
PolyglyphanodontiaAlifanov 2000
familyPolyglyphanodontidaeGilmore 1942
genusBicuspidon
speciessmikros

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.

Bicuspidon smikros Nydam 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: omnivoreg
Created: 2009-01-04 09:45:27
Modified: 2009-01-04 11:45:27
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Evans and Manabe 2008

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Bicuspidon smikros (14385 type locality: 73433)