First records of diapsid Palacrodon from the Norian, Late Triassic Chinle Formation of Arizona, and their biogeographic implications

• Published in: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Main Authors: Ben T. Kligman, Adam D. Marsh, William G. Parker
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2018
• Subjects: Diapsida; Palacrodon; microvertebrate; biostratigraphy; Triassic; Chinle Formation; North America; Fossil man. Human paleontology; GN282-286.7; Paleontology; QE701-760; United States Range; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4202/app.00426.2017; https://doaj.org/article/af9c7841af3345909a1630e98ffa7e9c

Vertebrates from the Triassic Period have broadly disparate tooth shapes and dentition patterns, the result of intense morphospace experimentation following the Permo-Triassic extinction. Here, we describe fragmentary tooth-bearing jaw elements of the rare Gondwanan Middle Triassic taxon Palacrodon...