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Ptilotodon âśť

Description

Ptilotodon is an extinct genus of teiid lizard from the Early Cretaceous of Oklahoma. The type and only known species is Ptilotodon wilsoni, named in 2002 on the basis of a single lower jaw with four teeth found in the Antlers Formation. The small size of the specimen may be an indication that it belonged to a juvenile.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4820900https://www.gbif.org/species/4820900
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)69544https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=69544
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Teiidae : Ptilotodon
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Lepidosauromorpha
superorderLepidosauria
orderSquamataOppel 1811
-EpisquamataPyron et al. 2013
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
-TeiioideaEstes et al. 1988
familyTeiidaeGray 1827
genusPtilotodonNydam & Cifelli 2002
Scientific NamePtilotodon Nydam & Cifelli, 2002
Name Published InNydam, Randall L. & Richard L. Cifelli. 2002. Lizards from the lower cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) Antlers and Cloverly formations. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(2): 286-298.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ptilotodongenusbelongs to Teiidaestated without evidenceNydam and Cifelli, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance125 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance122 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietinsectivore, carnivore (based on Teiidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. L. Nydam and R. L. Cifelli. 2002. Lizards from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) Antlers and Clovery formations. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(2):286-298
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptilotodon

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Ptilotodon wilsoni âśť
species
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Ptilotodon Nydam and Cifelli p. 289

References

Nydam R. L., Cifelli R. L. (2002) Lizards from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) Antlers and Clovery formations, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 2, 286-298
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
J Vertebr Paleontol 22 (2), 8 July - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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