Distortodon

Short description: Extinct genus of lizards

Distortodon

Temporal range: Santonian, 85 Ma

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Scientific classification
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 Polyglyphanodontid 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 Polyglyphanodontids by having a more distal lingual cusp, creating a distinctive rhomboidal shape in occlusal view.[1]

## References

1. ↑ Makádi, László (2013). "A new polyglyphanodontine lizard (Squamata: Borioteiioidea) from the Late Cretaceous Iharkút locality (Santonian, Hungary)". Cretaceous Research 46: 166–176. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2013.08.001. ISSN 0195-6671. http://real.mtak.hu/29992/1/Makadi_A_new_polyglyphanodontine_lizard_Cretaceous_Research_2013_u.pdf.

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