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Dicothodon moorensis

Reptilia - Polyglyphanodontidae

Taxonomy
Dicothodon moorensis was named by Nydam (1999). Its type specimen is OMNH 29771, a mandible (dentary fragment with one complete tooth and the broken base of another tooth), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is OMNH V239, Mussentuchit, which is in a Cenomanian channel horizon in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Dicothodon moorensis Nydam
2002Dicothodon moorensis Nydam p. 651
2007Dicothodon moorensis Nydam et al. p. 540

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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
Polyglyphanodontini
genusDicothodon
speciesmoorensis

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.

Dicothodon moorensis Nydam 1999
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Diagnosis
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