''Polyglyphanodon'' is an extinct genus of polyglyphanodontid lizard containing the species ''P. sternbergi'' from the

Maastrichtian The Maastrichtian ( ) is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) geologic timescale, the latest age (geology), age (uppermost stage (stratigraphy), stage) of the Late Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch or Upper Cretaceous series (s ...

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North Horn Formation The North Horn Formation is a widespread non-marine sedimentary unit with extensive outcrops exposed in central and eastern Utah. The formation locally exceeds in thickness and is characterized by fluvial, Lacustrine plain, lacustrine, and floo ...

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

. The species is known from several mostly complete and partial skeletons. It is distinguished by its transversely orientated interlocking teeth, which suggest a herbivorous diet

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Polyglyphanodontia Prehistoric lizard genera Late Cretaceous lepidosaurs of North America Paleontology in Utah Taxa named by Charles W. Gilmore Fossil taxa described in 1940 Cretaceous Utah Maastrichtian genera {{paleo-lizard-stub