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Bothriagenys mysterion

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Bothriagenys mysterion was named by Nydam (2002). Its type specimen is OMNH 28119, 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 Bothriagenys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Bothriagenys mysterion Nydam p. 649 figs. 5, 9

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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()
—Scincomorpha()
genusBothriagenys
speciesmysterion

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.

†Bothriagenys mysterion Nydam 2002
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Diagnosis
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