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Iguaninae

Osteichthyes - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Iguaninae was named by Cope (1886). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iguania by Norell and de Queiroz (1991); and to Iguanidae by Norell (1989), Macey et al. (1997).

Subtaxa
Armandisaurus, Dipsosaurus, Phrynosoma, Pumilia
Entered
by C. Boyd on 2015-02-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Iguaninae Cope
1989Iguaninae Norell
1991Iguaninae Norell and de Queiroz
1997Iguaninae Macey et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
—Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
subfamilyIguaninaeCope 1886
subfamilyIguaninaeCope 1886

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.

Subfm. Iguaninae Cope 1886
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G. †Armandisaurus Norell and de Queiroz 1991
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†Armandisaurus explorator Norell and de Queiroz 1991
G. Dipsosaurus Hallowell 1854 [dessert iguana]
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Dipsosaurus dorsalis Baird and Girard 1852 [Desert iguana]
G. Phrynosoma Wiegmann 1828 [horned lizard]
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†Phrynosoma anzaense Norell 1989
Phrynosoma asio Cope 1864 [Giant horned lizard]
Phrynosoma douglassii Bell 1828 [Short-horned lizard]
Phrynosoma modestum Girard 1852 [Roundtail horned lizard]
Phrynosoma platyrhinos Girard 1852 [Desert horned lizard]
G. †Pumilia Norell 1989
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†Pumilia novaceki Norell 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:07
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:41:07
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Deseadan to the top of the Rancholabrean or 29.00000 to 0.01400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 21.0 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) Iguaninae indet. (17476)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Iguaninae indet. (14211)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) Iguaninae indet. (18562)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) Phrynosoma douglassi (19073 19074)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Phrynosoma sp. (18165)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Armandisaurus explorator (19611)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Chihuahua) Phrynosoma sp. (18755)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4Mexico (Hidalgo) Phrynosoma sp. (20079)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Phrynosoma cornutum (19931 19936)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nebraska) Phrynosoma cornutum (19954)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21USA (California) Phrynosoma sp., Dipsosaurus dorsalis, Pumilia novaceki, Phrynosoma anzaense (199543)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) Phrynosoma sp. (20195 20206 20387)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (South Dakota) Phrynosoma douglassi (20389)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Phrynosoma cornutum (20427)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Texas) Phrynosoma cornutum (20530)
Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean1.4 - 0.014USA (California) Phrynosoma sp. (20146)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Colorado) Phrynosoma douglassi (20370)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Phrynosoma douglassi (140701 140702 140704) Phrynosoma douglassi, Phrynosoma cornutum (93139)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Nevada) Phrynosoma platyrhinos (99602)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Phrynosoma sp. (106400)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Phrynosoma cornutum, Phrynosoma douglassi (76060) Phrynosoma cornutum, Phrynosoma douglassi, Phrynosoma modestum (76059)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Phrynosoma douglassi, Phrynosoma solare, Phrynosoma modestum (93374)