Telmasaurus Gilmore 1943 (monitor lizard)

Reptilia - Squamata - Varanidae

Parent taxon: Varanidae according to R. Estes 1983

See also Alifanov 1993, Alifanov 2000, Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984, Carroll 1988, Clos 1995, Gilmore 1943 and McDowell and Bogert 1954

Sister taxa: Archaeovaranus, Cherminotus, Lanthanotus, Megalaninae, Saniwides, Varaninae, Varanus

Subtaxa: Telmasaurus grangeri

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Type: Telmasaurus grangeri

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mongolia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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