Cryptobicuspidon

Cryptobicuspidon is an extinct genus of polyglyphanodontid lizard from the Early Cretaceous Quiricó Formation of Brazil. The type species is C. pachysymphysealis.^[1]

Cryptobicuspidon Temporal range: Aptian, ~125 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	†Polyglyphanodontia
Genus:	†Cryptobicuspidon Carvalho & Santucci, 2024
Species:	†C. pachysymphysealis
Binomial name
†Cryptobicuspidon pachysymphysealis Carvalho & Santucci, 2024

Discovery and naming

The holotype, specimen FUP-Pv 000018, was discovered within massive and reddish sandstones from the Quiricó Formation, directly within the city of Campo Azul. The specimen was named as Cryptobicuspidon pachysymphysealis by Carvalho & Santucci (2024).^[1]