Protohadros, Head, 1998
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Felipe |
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PROTOHADROS BYRDI HEAD, 1998
Protohadros is represented by a partial skull and fragments of the postcranium collected from the Cenomanian of Texas ( Head, 1998). This represents a comparatively derived ornithopod whose anatomy differs substantially from that of Hy. fittoni .
Teeth and jaws
The dentary teeth ( Head, 1998: fig. 13) appear to be narrower in lingual view than those seen in Hy. fittoni and more symmetrical, exhibiting a prominent submedian primary ridge. The lower jaw is represented by a well-preserved dentary that is deeply expanded anteriorly, as well as being strongly arched along its length. The dentition was clearly borne in a deep alveolar trough and posteriorly there is a tall, perpendicular coronoid process ( Head, 1998: fig. 11).
Postcranial skeleton
What little is currently known ( Head, 1998) cannot be compared with that of the hypodigm of Hy. fittoni .
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