Tinosaurus stenodon Marsh 1872 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of new Tertiary reptiles. Part I and Part II. The American Journal of Science, series 3 4(22):298-309

Belongs to Tinosaurus according to G. V. R. Prasad and S. Bajpai 2008

See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Marsh 1872

Sister taxa: Tinosaurus lepidus, Tinosaurus pristinus

Type specimen: Yale University Museum, cat. no. 615 (portion of right dentary with two complete teeth and basal portion of a third). Its type locality is Henry's Fork Hill (Bridger C), which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (11: California, Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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