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Proiguana

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Proiguana was named by Filhol (1876). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Placosaurus by Rage and Auge (1993).

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Filhol (1876).

Species
P. loevidens

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Proiguana Filhol
1940Proiguana loevidens Piton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
—Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
genusProiguanaFilhol 1876

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.

G. †Proiguana Filhol 1876
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Invalid names: Proiguana loevidens Piton 1940 [nomen dubium]
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, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Auvergne) P. loevidens (36688)