Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: A. Čerňanský, R. Smith, T. Smith and A. Folie. 2022. Iguanian lizards (Acrodonta and Pleurodonta) from the earliest Eocene (MP 7) of Dormaal, Belgium: the first stages of these iconic reptiles in Europe. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 42(4):e2184696

Parent taxon: Pleurodonta according to A. Čerňanský et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Caeruleodentatus, Corytophanidae, Crotaphytidae, Erichosaurus bombimaxila, Erichosaurus debilis, Erichosaurus diminutus, Gobiguania, Hoplocercidae, Igua, Iguanidae, Kopidosaurus, Phrynosomatidae, Polychrotidae, Thecaglossa, Tropiduridae, Typhlophthalmi

Subtaxa: Bifurcodentodon ragei

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Type: Bifurcodentodon ragei

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Dormaal (Eocene of Belgium)

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