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Conicodontosaurus djadochtaensis

Reptilia - Teiidae

Taxonomy
Conicodontosaurus djadochtaensis was named by Gilmore (1943). Its type specimen is AMNH 6519, a partial skull (fragmentary skull, parts of both lower jaws and teeth), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shabarakh Usu (AMNH loc. 12049), which is in a Campanian eolian sandstone in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Conicodontosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Conicodontosaurus djadochtaensis Gilmore pp. 365-366 figs. 3-4
1983Conicodontosaurus djadochtaensis Estes pp. 189-190 fig. 53f
1996Conicodontosaurus djadochtaensis Gao and Hou p. 585

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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()
Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
Teiioidea
familyTeiidaeGray 1827
genusConicodontosaurus
speciesdjadochtaensis

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:44:41
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:44:41
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Conicodontosaurus djadochtaensis (type locality: 46152)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6China (Nei Mongol) Conicodontosaurus djadochtaensis (118301)