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Oligodontosaurus
Taxonomy
Oligodontosaurus was named by Gilmore (1942). Its type is Oligodontosaurus wyomingensis.
It was assigned to Sauria by Gilmore (1942); to Amphisbaenidae by Estes (1976); and to Oligodontosauridae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Longrich et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Sauria by Gilmore (1942); to Amphisbaenidae by Estes (1976); and to Oligodontosauridae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Longrich et al. (2015).
Species
O. wyomingensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1942 | Oligodontosaurus Gilmore p. 163 |
| 1976 | Oligodontosaurus Estes p. 511 |
| 1983 | Oligodontosaurus Estes |
| 1988 | Oligodontosaurus Carroll |
| 2015 | Oligodontosaurus Longrich et al. |
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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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Pianka and Vitt 2003, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Lostcabinian or 61.70000 to 50.30000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrejonian | USA (Montana) | O. sp. (14874) | |
| Tiffanian | USA (Wyoming) | O. wyomingensis (15049) | |
| Lostcabinian | USA (Wyoming) | O. sp. (15917) |