Stylidens
{{short description|Extinct genus of mammaliaforms}}
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| fossil_range = Bathonian,
~{{Fossil range|167.7|166.1}}
| taxon = Stylidens
| authority = Butler & Sigogneau-Russell, 2016
| type_species = {{Extinct}}Stylidens hookeri
| type_species_authority = Butler & Sigogneau-Russell, 2016
}}
Stylidens is an extinct genus of mammaliaforms, possibly belonging to Morganucodonta, that lived in what is now England during the Middle Jurassic. Its type species is Stylidens hookeri, which was named in 2016 by Percy M. Butler and Denise Sigogneau-Russell from an isolated lower molar found at the Forest Marble Formation. A second molar referable to the genus is also known, which may represent a separate species.
Etymology
The generic epithet Stylidens is derived from the Latin words {{Lang|la|stylus}}, alluding to the pointed cusps of its molars, and {{Lang|la|dens}}, meaning "tooth". The specific name hookeri honours the British researcher Jerry Hooker.
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Category:Middle Jurassic synapsids of Europe
Category:Fossil taxa described in 2016
Category:Taxa named by Percy M. Butler
Category:Taxa named by Denise Sigogneau-Russell
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