Vastanagama Prasad and Bajpai 2008 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Agamidae

Full reference: G. V. R. Prasad and S. Bajpai. 2008. Agamid lizards from the Early Eocene of western India: oldest Cenozoic lizards from South Asia. Palaeontologia Electronica 11(1)

Parent taxon: Agamidae according to G. V. R. Prasad and S. Bajpai 2008

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, Tinosaurus, Tympanocryptis, Uromastycinae

Subtaxa: Vastanagama susanae

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of India (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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