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Utahgenys evansi

Reptilia - Contogeniidae

Taxonomy
Utahgenys evansi was named by Nydam and Fitzpatrick (2009). Its type specimen is MNA V10014, a mandible (right dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MNA 995, Jimmy Canyon, which is in a Turonian/Turonian terrestrial horizon in the Straight Cliffs Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Utahgenys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Utahgenys evansi Nydam and Fitzpatrick pp. 684, 686 figs. 7A-P

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Scincomorpha()
familyContogeniidae
genusUtahgenys
speciesevansi

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.

†Utahgenys evansi Nydam and Fitzpatrick 2009
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Nydam and B. M. Fitzpatrick 2009Contogeniid species differing from Contogenys sloani, C. ekalakaensis, Palaeosdncosaums middletoni, and P. pharkidodon in having tooth crowns distinctly tricuspid and bearing fewer and more widely spaced apical striae. Differs further from Contogenys sloani and C. ekalakaensis sp. nov. in having an intramandibular septum with small posterior projection (condition not known for either species of Paleoscincosaurus).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Utah) Utahgenys evansi (181356)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Utah) Utahgenys evansi (type locality: 14414)