Reptilia - Squamata - Iguanidae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1873. Synopsis of new Vertebrata from the Tertiary of Colorado obtained during the summer of 1873. Seventh Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories (extract)
Belongs to Aciprion according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Cope 1873, Gilmore 1928 and Hay 1902
Sister taxon: Aciprion majus
Type specimen: AMNH 1609, a mandible (dentary with seven perfect teeth). Its type locality is Cedar Creek, which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Colorado.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (4: Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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