Abstract
An isolated skull of a procolophonid is described from the Owl Rock Member of the Chinle Formation in the Abajo Mountains of southeast Utah. Although poorly preserved, this specimen exhibits features that demonstrate a phylogenetic relationship with leptopleuronine procolophonids. These include the dentition, the greatly expanded orbitotemporal opening, the prominent quadratojugal spikes, and the shape of the jugal.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | Palaeontologia Electronica |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- Chinle Formation
- Late Triassic
- Parareptilia
- Procolophonidae
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography