Reptilia - Loricata - Goniopholididae
Full reference: R. S. Lull. 1911. Systematic paleontology of the Lower Cretaceous deposits of Maryland: Vertebrata. Lower Cretaceous 183-211
Belongs to Goniopholis according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Lull 1911
Sister taxa: Goniopholis baryglyphaeus, Goniopholis brodiei, Goniopholis crassidens, Goniopholis felix, Goniopholis gilmorei, Goniopholis kiplingi, Goniopholis pugnax, Goniopholis simus, Goniopholis undidens, Goniopholis vebbianus
Type specimen: MGS 8175, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Branchville iron mine, which is in an Aptian fluvial-lacustrine claystone in the Arundel Clay Formation of Maryland.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Maryland collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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