Desertiguana
Not to be confused with Desert iguana.
| Desertiguana Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | †Desertiguana Alifanov, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| †Desertiguana gobiensis Alifanov, 2013 | |
Desertiguana is an extinct genus of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is a monotypic genus represented by the type species Desertiguana gobiensis from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Desertiguana gobiensis is known from a single left lower jaw.[1]
References
- ↑ Alifanov, V. R. (2013). "Desertiguana gobiensis gen. et sp. nov., a new lizard (Phrynosomatidae, Iguanomorpha) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia". Paleontological Journal 47 (4): 417–424. doi:10.1134/S0031030113040023.
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