Ampelognathus

Ampelognathus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian
Holotype dentary
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Ornithischia
Clade: Neornithischia
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 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Lewisville Formation of Texas. The type species is Ampelognathus coheni.[1]

  1. ^ Tykoski, Ronald S.; Contreras, Dori L.; Noto, Christopher (2023-10-13). "The first small-bodied ornithopod dinosaur from the Lewisville Formation (middle Cenomanian) of Texas". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.1080/02724634.2023.2257238. ISSN 0272-4634.