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Protenodontosaurus
Taxonomy
Protenodontosaurus was named by Pinna (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn]. Its type is Protenodontosaurus italicus.
It was assigned to Protenodontosauridae by Rieppel (2000); to Placochelyida by Rieppel (2001); and to Placodontia by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Protenodontosauridae by Rieppel (2000); to Placochelyida by Rieppel (2001); and to Placodontia by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
P. italicus (type species)
Synonymy list
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| O. Rieppel 2001 | Single (posterior) maxillary tooth, separated by a wide diastema from premaxillary tooth (teeth?); maxilla almost as high as it is long in lateral view because of distinct ascending process; prefrontal not extending far down along the anterior margin of the orbit; orbital margin of frontal rather straight, postorbital not extending beyond the midpoint of the upper temporal fossa along its lateral margin; vomers much enlarged and reaching far anteriorly into rostrum; exoccipitals meet dorsal to the occipital condyle (convergent in Cyamodus); basioccipital tuber and ventral flange of opisthotic meeting each other ventral to the passage of the internal carotid, and meeting the posterior margin of the basicranium (convergent in Placochelys). |