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Phenacosaurus (Andes anoles)

Osteichthyes - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Phenacosaurus was named by Barbour (1920). It is extant.

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

Species
P. heterodermus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Phenacosaurus Barbour
1996Phenacosaurus 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
genusPhenacosaurusBarbour 1920

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. Phenacosaurus Barbour 1920 [Andes anoles]
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Phenacosaurus heterodermus Dumeril 1851 [Flat Andes anoles]
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: Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available