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Bicuspidon numerosus

Reptilia - Polyglyphanodontidae

Taxonomy
Bicuspidon numerosus was named by Nydam and Cifelli (2002). It is not extant. Its type specimen is OMNH 26743. Its type locality is OMNH V695, Mussentuchit, which is in a Cenomanian floodplain sandstone in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Bicuspidon numerosus Nydam p. 651
2002Bicuspidon numerosus Nydam and Cifelli p. 277 figs. 2-3

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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
genusBicuspidon
speciesnumerosus

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.

†Bicuspidon numerosus Nydam and Cifelli 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: omnivoreg
Created: 2009-01-04 09:45:27
Modified: 2009-01-04 11:45:27
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Evans and Manabe 2008, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Bicuspidon numerosus (14398 14399 14400 14401 14403 14405 23501) Teiidae indet. (type locality: 14396 14407)