Opisthiamimus

Opisthiamimus; Temporal range: Tithonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Restored skull in lateral view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Rhynchocephalia
Infraorder:	Eusphenodontia
Genus:	†Opisthiamimus; DeMar, Jones & Carrano, 2022
Type species
	†Opisthiamimus gregori; DeMar, Jones & Carrano, 2022

Opisthiamimus (lit. 'Opisthias mimic') is an extinct genus of small-bodied eusphenodontian rhynchocephalian from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Northern Wyoming, United States. The type species, O. gregori, is known from four specimens, which together preserve a nearly complete skeleton. It is amongst the smallest known rhynchocephalians, with a skull length of 2.05 centimetres (0.81 in) and a snout–vent length (the length from the tip of the snout to the cloaca) of around 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in). The genus was described in 2022 by David DeMar, Marc E. H. Jones, and Matthew Carrano. It was found that it was only distantly related to Eilenodon, Theretairus and Opisthias, the other known rhynchocephalians from the Morrison Formation.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b DeMar, D. G.; Jones, M. E. H.; Carrano, M. T. (2022). "A nearly complete skeleton of a new eusphenodontian from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Wyoming, USA, provides insight into the evolution and diversity of Rhynchocephalia (Reptilia: Lepidosauria)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 20 (1): 779–786. doi:10.1080/14772019.2022.2093139. PMID 2093139.

[Description-1] DeMar, D. G.; Jones, M. E. H.; Carrano, M. T. (2022). "A nearly complete skeleton of a new eusphenodontian from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Wyoming, USA, provides insight into the evolution and diversity of Rhynchocephalia (Reptilia: Lepidosauria)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 20 (1): 779–786. doi:10.1080/14772019.2022.2093139. PMID 2093139.

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