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Dimekodontosaurus madseni

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Dimekodontosaurus madseni was named by Nydam (2002). Its type specimen is OMNH 34560, a mandible (left dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is OMNH V695, Mussentuchit, which is in a Cenomanian floodplain sandstone in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Dimekodontosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Dimekodontosaurus madseni Nydam p. 647

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
genusDimekodontosaurus
speciesmadseni

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Diagnosis
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