Synonyms: Diasemosaurus Ameghino 1898, Dibolosodon Ameghino 1898
Parent taxon: Lacertilia according to R. Estes 1983
See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1961, Fernicola and Albino 2012, Frank and Ramus 1996 and Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Araeosaurus, Changjiangidae, Costasaurus, Cremastosaurus, Cremastosaurus rhambastes, Diacium, Dicarlesia, Durotrigia, Francosaurophis, Iguanavus, Kionocrania, Natantia, Ophiosauri, Oxia, Paraprionosaurus, Repentia, Rhiptoglossa, Sauromorus, Tarratosaurus, Teilhardosaurus
Subtaxa: Diasemosaurus occidentalis Dibolosodon typicus Tupinambis brevirostris Tupinambis multidentatus Tupinambis prerufescens Tupinambis preteguixin Tupinambis rufescens Tupinambis teguixin
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections), Bolivia (1), Brazil (2)
• Pliocene of Argentina (8), Venezuela (1)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (3)
• Miocene of Argentina (3), Colombia (2)
Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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