Ptilotodon
{{Short description|Extinct genus of lizards}}
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| taxon = Ptilotodon
| fossil_range = Early Cretaceous
| authority = Nydam and Cifelli, 2002
| type_species = {{extinct}}Ptilotodon wilsoni
| type_species_authority = Nydam and Cifelli, 2002
}}
Ptilotodon is an extinct genus of teiid lizard from the Early Cretaceous of Oklahoma. The type and only known species is Ptilotodon wilsoni, named in 2002 on the basis of a single lower jaw with four teeth found in the Antlers Formation. The small size of the specimen may be an indication that it belonged to a juvenile.{{cite journal |last1=Nydam |first1=Randall |last2=Cifelli|first2=Richard |year=2002 |title=Lizards from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) Antlers and Cloverly Formations |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=286–298 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236260935 |doi=10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0286:lftlca]2.0.co;2}}
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Category:Early Cretaceous reptiles of North America
Category:Fossil taxa described in 2002
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