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Smilodonterpeton ruthinensis
Discussion
Derivation of species name. Greek meaning from Ruthin, referring to the Ruthin Quarry where the fossils were discovered.
Taxonomy
Smilodonterpeton ruthinensis was named by Skinner et al. (2020). Its type specimen is NHMUK PV R37469, a mandible (Two fragments of a partial right dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ruthin Quarry, which is in a Rhaetian fissure fill limestone/sandstone in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Smilodonterpeton.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2020 | Smilodonterpeton ruthinensis Skinner et al. p. 542 |
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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.
†Smilodonterpeton ruthinensis Skinner et al. 2020
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. Skinner et al. 2020 | A procolophonid with the following autapomorphies: (1) at least three, near-square or sub-trapezoid (in labial or lingual views), posterior acrodont dentary teeth parallel or near-parallel to the long axis of the dentary; (2) a defined anterior and posterior groove that pinches the base of the teeth, absent laterally; (3) a shallow, rather than deep, dentary possessing a deep Meckelian groove outlined ventrally by a well-defined inframeckelian lip. |
Measurements
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||