Reptilia - Squamata - Agamidae
Tinosaurus should be attributed to Estes 1983, as a misspelling of Thinosaurus Marsh 1872
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)
Total: 24 collections including 25 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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