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Phrynosomatidae

Osteichthyes - Phrynosomatidae

Taxonomy
Phrynosomatidae was named by Fitzinger (1843).

It was assigned to Iguania by Alifanov (2000); to Pleurodonta by Conrad and Norell (2007); and to Pleurodonta by Scarpetta (2019).

Subtaxa
Desertiguana, Uma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger
2000Phrynosomatidae Alifanov p. 369
2007Phrynosomatidae Conrad and Norell fig. 19
2019Phrynosomatidae Scarpetta

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
—Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyPhrynosomatidaeFitzinger 1843
familyPhrynosomatidaeFitzinger 1843

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger 1843
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G. †Desertiguana Alifanov 2013
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†Desertiguana gobiensis Alifanov 2013
G. Uma Baird 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 83.60000 to 0.01400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Desertiguana gobiensis (13776)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) Phrynosomatidae indet. (19073)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (California) Phrynosomatidae indet. (204602)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Phrynosomatidae indet., Uma sp. (204601)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Phrynosomatidae indet. (240844)