Ampelognathus

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Ampelognathus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian
Holotype dentary
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Ornithischia
Clade: Cerapoda
Clade: Ornithopoda
Genus: Ampelognathus
Species:
A. coheni
Binomial name
Ampelognathus coheni
Tykoski, Contreras & Noto, 2023


Ampelognathus (meaning "grapevine jaw") is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur from the

Lewisville Formation of Texas. The type species is Ampelognathus coheni.[1]

Discovery and naming

The Ampelognathus

In 2023, Tykoski, Contreras & Noto

type locality in the emergency spillway of Grapevine Lake in Texas. The specific name, "coheni", honors Murray Cohen, the discoverer of the holotype specimen.[1]

Phylogeny

In their

hypsilophodonts". The results of their phylogenetic analyses are shown in the cladogram below:[1]

Ornithopoda

References