Isodontosaurus

Extinct genus of lizards

Isodontosaurus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 84.9–70.6 Ma[1]
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. ^ a b "†Isodontosaurus Gilmore 1943". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  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. hdl:11336/61054. S2CID 85405843.

External links

  • Isodontosaurus on paleofile.com
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Extinct squamate genera
Acrodonta
Agamidae
Pleurodonta / Iguanoidea
Corytophanidae
Gobiguania
Iguanidae
Phrynosomatidae
Other extinct iguanians
Arretosauridae
  • Arretosaurus
  • Dornosaurus
  • Ergiliinsaurus
  • Khaichinguana
Priscagamidae
Armandisaurus explorator
Chamopsiidae
Gilmoreteiidae / "macrocephalosaurines"
"Polyglyphanodontines"
Other polyglyphanodontians
  • Adamisaurus
  • Funiusaurus
  • Gobinatus
  • Obamadon
  • Olindalacerta?
  • Paleochelco?
  • Peneteius
  • Tchingisaurus
  • Tianyusaurus
  • Tijubina?
  • Tripennaculus
Scincogekkonomorpha
Scleroglossa
Gekkonomorpha
Gekkota
Stem Autarchoglossa
(Evansauria)
  • Parmeosaurus
  • Tepexisaurus
  • Tijubina?
Bainguidae?
Cordyloidea
  • Eocordyla
  • Ornatocephalus
  • Sakurasaurus
Lacertoidea
Amphisbaenia
  • Oligodontosaurus
  • Todrasaurus
Amphisbaenidae
Bipedidae
Blanidae
  • Blanosaurus
  • Cuvieribaena
  • Louisamphisbaena
Chthonophidae
Rhineuridae
Polyodontobaenidae
  • Polyodontobaena
Contogeniidae
  • Contogenys
  • Palaeoscincosaurus
  • Utahgenys
Lacertidae
  • Amblyolacerta
  • Camptognathosaurus?
  • Dormaalisaurus
  • Dracaenosaurus
  • Escampcerta
  • Gracilicerta
  • Ligerosaurus
  • Maioricalacerta
  • Mediolacerta
  • Plesiolacerta
  • Pseudeumeces
  • Pseudolacerta
  • Quercycerta
Teiidae
Barbatteiidae
Xantusiidae
Scincoidea
Scincidae
Other scincomorphs
Paramacellodidae
Basal anguimorphs
Mosasauroidea?
Neoanguimorpha
Carusioidea
Xenosauridae
  • Entomophontes
  • Exostinus
  • Restes
Anguidae
Anguinae
Diploglossinae
  • Apodosauriscus
  • Eodiploglossus
Gerrhonotinae
  • Paragerrhonotus
  • Parophisaurus
Glyptosaurinae
Paleoanguimorpha
Basal varanoids / platynotans
Shinisauria?
Goannasauria
Basal Goannasaurians
Varanoidea
Lanthanotidae
Varanidae
Other platynotans / varanoids
Aigialosaurus dalmaticus

Plioplatecarpus primaevus Estesia mongoliensis Telmasaurus grangeri

Varanus priscus
Indeterminate squamates
Taxon identifiers
Isodontosaurus


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