Cryptobicuspidon
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Extinct genus of lizards
| Cryptobicuspidon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | †Polyglyphanodontia |
| Genus: | †Cryptobicuspidon Carvalho & Santucci, 2024 |
| Species: | †C. pachysymphysealis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Cryptobicuspidon pachysymphysealis Carvalho & Santucci, 2024 | |
Cryptobicuspidon is an extinct genus of polyglyphanodontid lizard from the Early Cretaceous Quiricó Formation of Brazil. The type species is C. pachysymphysealis.[1]
The holotype, specimen FUP-Pv 000018, was discovered within massive and reddish sandstones from the Quiricó Formation, directly within the city of Campo Azul. The specimen was named as Cryptobicuspidon pachysymphysealis by Carvalho & Santucci (2024).[1]
References
- 1 2 Celerino de Carvalho, Joyce; Santucci, Rodrigo Miloni (2024). "A new fossil Squamata from the Quiricó Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Sanfranciscana Basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil". Cretaceous Research. 154 105717. Bibcode:2024CrRes.15405717C. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105717.
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