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Morunasaurus (Lesser spinytail iguanas)

Osteichthyes - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Morunasaurus was named by Dunn (1933). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Morunasaurus Dunn
1996Morunasaurus Frank and Ramus

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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)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
genusMorunasaurusDunn 1933

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. Morunasaurus Dunn 1933 [Lesser spinytail iguanas]
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Morunasaurus annularis O'Shaughnessy 1881 [Ringed spinytail iguana]
Morunasaurus grai Dunn 1933 [Dunn's spinytail iguana]
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available