Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Infraorder Scincomorpha | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata | |
Genus †Pachygenys
Gao and Cheng, 1999 | ||
Pachygenys ("thick jaw") is a genus of scincomorphan lepidosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan. Its name is composed of the Greek words παχυς pachys ("thick") and γένυς génys ("jaw").
Description
Pachygenys has a few defining characters, of which include a distinct foreshortening of the dentary tooth row and a reduced amount of dentary teeth. P.adachii differs from P.thlastesa in a few aspects; P.adachii has a shorter tooth row than P.thlastesa, as well as anterior and middle teeth that have uncuspid crowns and posterior teeth with simple, uncuspid conical crowns.
References
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