Reptilia - Squamata - Agamidae
Full reference: K. Gao and D. Dashzeveg. 1999. New lizards from the middle Eocene Mergen Formation, Mongolian Gobi Desert. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 73(1/2):327-335
Parent taxon: Agamidae according to K. Gao and D. Dashzeveg 1999
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, Mictopholis, Moloch, Oriocalotes, Otocryptis, Phoxophrys, Phrynocephalus, Physignathus, Pogona, Protodraco, Psammophilus, Pseudocalotes, Pseudotrapelus, Ptyctolaemus, Quercygama, Rankinia, Salea, Sitana, Stellio, Suratagama, Talosaurus, Tinosaurus, Tympanocryptis, Uromastycinae, Vastanagama
Subtaxa: Mergenagama paurosa
Type: Mergenagama paurosa
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Mergen (Quarry 2) (Eocene of Mongolia)
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