Species: hottoni CIFFELLI, LIPKA, SCHAFF & ROWE, 1999
Etymology: In honor of Nicholas J. Hotton, in recognition of his lifelong contributions
to vertebrate paleontology.
Holotype: USNM 497749
Locality: USNM locality 41615, Cherokee-Sanford brick clay pit east of US route 1 and south of Contee Road, Muirkirk, Price Georges County, Maryland.
Horizon: Arundel Formation, Potomac Group.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Aptian-Lower Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material: Right mandibular ramus with two ultimate premolars (perhaps p3-4) and m1-3.
Referred material:
= cf. Arundelconodon hottoni ROSE, CIFFELLI & LIPKA, 2001
USNM 497730: Right edentulous dentary with alveoli of canine and 5 postcanine teeth.