Biology:Isodontosaurus

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Short description: Extinct genus of lizards

Isodontosaurus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 84.9–70.6 Ma[1]
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Clade: Gobiguania
Genus: Isodontosaurus
Gilmore, 1943
Type species
Isodontosaurus gracilis
Gilmore, 1943

Isodontosaurus is an extinct genus of iguanian lizard from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and China.[1] The type species is Isodontosaurus gracilis. Isodontosaurus is part of an extinct group of Late Cretaceous iguanians called Gobiguania, which is currently thought to be endemic to Mongolia.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "†Isodontosaurus Gilmore 1943". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=38064. 
  2. Daza, J. D.; Abdala, V.; Arias, J. S.; García-López, D.; Ortiz, P. (2012). "Cladistic analysis of Iguania and a fossil lizard from the Late Pliocene of northwestern Argentina". Journal of Herpetology 46: 104–119. doi:10.1670/10-112. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6085628 entry