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Parasauromalus

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Parasauromalus was named by Gilmore (1928). Its type is Parasauromalus olseni.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Gilmore (1928), Hay (1930), Estes (1983) and Carroll (1988).

Species
P. olseni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Parasauromalus Gilmore p. 27
1930Parasauromalus Hay p. 246
1983Parasauromalus Estes
1988Parasauromalus Carroll

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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
genusParasauromalus

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. †Parasauromalus Gilmore 1928
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†Parasauromalus olseni Gilmore 1928
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

Age range: base of the Lostcabinian to the top of the Late/Upper Uintan or 55.80000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) P. sp. (15917)
Lysitean - Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) P. sp. (15451)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) P. olseni (15837 16262)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) P. sp., P. olseni (16396)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Wyoming) P. olseni (118469)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) P. olseni (16677 16682 16684 16695 16705 16706 16710) P. sp., P. olseni (16665)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) P. sp. (167831)
Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) P. olseni (16533)