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Obamadon gracilis
Taxonomy
Obamadon gracilis was named by Longrich et al. (2012). Its type specimen is UCMP 128873, a mandible (right dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baldy Butte SW-Blazing Saddle, which is in a Lancian terrestrial sandstone in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana. It is the type species of Obamadon.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Obamadon gracilis Longrich et al. fig. 1B |
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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.
†Obamadon gracilis Longrich et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| N. R. Longrich et al. 2012 | Small polyglyphanodontian characterized by the following combination of characters: dentary slender, symphysis weakly developed, tooth implantation subpleurodont, teeth lack basal expansion, tooth crowns with a tall central cusp separated from accessory cusps by deep lingual grooves |