Distortodon

Distortodon Temporal range: Santonian, 85 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
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 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]

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.

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