Lepidotus occidentalis, Leidy, 1856

Leidy, J., 1856, Notice of remains of extinct reptiles and fishes, discovered by Dr. FV Hayden in the Bad Lands of the Judith River, Nebraska Territory., Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8, No. 7, pp. 72-73 : 73

7. Lepidotus occidentalis , Leidy.

A species proposed on five specimens of thick lozenge-shaped seales, with the root prolonged in the direction of the long diameter. The enamelled surface of the scales is smooth and shining. The largest one has its sides about 4 lines long, the smallest one about 2 1/2 lines long.