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Distortodon

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Distortodon
Temporal range: Santonian, 85 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Polyglyphanodontia
Genus: Distortodon
Makádi, 2013
Species:
D. rhomboideus
Binomial name
Distortodon rhomboideus
Makádi, 2013

Distortodon is an extinct genus of polyglyphanodont lizard from the Late Cretaceous of Europe, containing the species D. rhomboideus found in the Csehbánya Formation from the Santonian of Hungary. It is distinguished from other polyglyphanodonts by having a more distal lingual cusp, creating a distinctive rhomboidal shape in occlusal view.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Makádi, László (2013). "A new polyglyphanodontine lizard (Squamata: Borioteiioidea) from the Late Cretaceous Iharkút locality (Santonian, Hungary)" (PDF). Cretaceous Research. 46: 166–176. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2013.08.001. ISSN 0195-6671.