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Taxonomy
Dipsosaurus was named by Hallowell (1854). It is extant.
It was assigned to Iguaninae by Norell (1989); and to Iguanidae by Cope (1875), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996).
It was assigned to Iguaninae by Norell (1989); and to Iguanidae by Cope (1875), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1854 | Dipsosaurus Hallowell |
| 1875 | Dipsosaurus Cope p. 48 |
| 1983 | Dipsosaurus Estes |
| 1988 | Dipsosaurus Carroll |
| 1989 | Dipsosaurus Norell |
| 1996 | Dipsosaurus Frank and Ramus |
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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.
G. Dipsosaurus Hallowell 1854 [dessert iguana]
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Dipsosaurus dorsalis Baird and Girard 1852 [Desert iguana]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Blancan to the top of the Irvingtonian or 4.70000 to 0.21000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.21 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.21 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Blancan - Irvingtonian | USA (California) | Dipsosaurus dorsalis (199543) |