Tinosaurus Marsh 1872 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Agamidae

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of new Tertiary reptiles. Part I and Part II. The American Journal of Science, series 3 4(22):298-309

Parent taxon: Agamidae according to R. Estes 1983

Sister taxa: Acanthosura, Agama, Agaminae, Amphibolurus, Aphaniotis, Brachysaura, Brevidensilacerta, Bronchocela, Caimanops, Calotes, Ceratophora, Chelosania, Chlamydosaurus, Clamydosaurus, Cophotis, Coryphophylax, Cryptagama, Ctenophorus, Dendragama, Diporiphora, Draco, Gonocephalus, Harpesaurus, Hydrosaurus, Hylagama, Hypsilurus, Indiagama, Japalura, Leiolepis, Lophocalotes, Lophognathus, Lyriocephalus, Mergenagama, Mictopholis, Moloch, Oriocalotes, Otocryptis, Phoxophrys, Phrynocephalus, Physignathus, Pogona, Protodraco, Psammophilus, Pseudocalotes, Pseudotrapelus, Ptyctolaemus, Quercygama, Rankinia, Salea, Sitana, Stellio, Suratagama, Talosaurus, Tympanocryptis, Uromastycinae, Vastanagama

Subtaxa: none

Type: Tinosaurus stenodon

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Mongolia (3 collections)

• Eocene to Oligocene of China (1)

• Eocene of Belgium (1), China (2), France (7), India (2), Mongolia (1), Pakistan (1), Portugal (1), United States (5: North Dakota, Wyoming)

• Paleocene of China (1)

Total: 25 collections including 26 occurrences

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