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Taxonomy
Brevisaurus was named by Augé (2005). Its type is Brevisaurus smithi.
It was assigned to Teiidae by Augé (2005).
It was assigned to Teiidae by Augé (2005).
Species
B. smithi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2005 | Brevisaurus Augé |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Priabonian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) | B. smithi (12853) | |
| Priabonian | France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) | B. smithi (12849) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene | France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) | B. smithi (179194) |