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Iguania

Reptilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Iguania Cuvier
1871Iguania Cope p. 236
1875Iguania Cope p. 18
1928Iguania Gilmore p. 14
1946Iguania Kuhn p. 61
1966Iguania Kuhn p. 49
1972Iguania Sulimski p. 34
1975Iguania Seiffert p. 10
1983Iguania Estes
1988Iguania Carroll
1988Iguania Estes et al.
1991Iguania Borsuk-Bialynicka and Alifanov p. 331
1991Iguania Norell and de Queiroz
1996Iguania Gao and Fox p. 13
1996Iguania Gao and Hou p. 580
1998Iguania Gao and Nessov
2006Iguania Datta and Ray p. 795
2006Iguania Smith p. 5
2007Iguania Conrad and Norell p. 2
2010Iguania Böhme p. 18
2012Iguania Fernicola and Albino
2013Iguania Pyron et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Episquamata
ToxicoferaVidal and Hedges 2005
infraorderIguaniaCuvier 1817
infraorderIguaniaCuvier 1817

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.

Infraor. Iguania Cuvier 1817
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Fm. †Arretosauridae Gilmore 1943
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G. †Arretosaurus Gilmore 1943
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Arretosaurus ornatus Gilmore 1943
G. †Dornosaurus Alifanov 2012
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Dornosaurus gobiensis Alifanov 2012
G. †Ergiliinsaurus Alifanov 2012
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Ergiliinsaurus postumus Alifanov 2012
G. †Hemishinisaurus Li 1991
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G. †Khaichinguana Alifanov 2012
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Khaichinguana eocaenica Alifanov 2012
G. †Brasiliguana Nava and Martinelli 2011
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Brasiliguana prudentis Nava and Martinelli 2011
Infraor. †Macrocephalosauria Alifanov 2000
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Fm. †Cherminsauridae Alifanov 2000
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G. †Campedosaurus Alifanov 2000
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Campedosaurus sulcularis Alifanov 2000
Superfm. †Macrocephalosauroidea Alifanov 2000
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G. †Macrocephaleon Alifanov 2000
Fm. †Macrocephalosauridae Sulimski 1975
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Invalid names: Pyramicephalosaurini Alifanov 1993 [empty]
Superfm. †Mongolochamopoidea Alifanov 2000
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Subfm. †Mongolochamopinae Alifanov 2000
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G. †Chilingosaurus Young 1961
G. †Cyclurasia Alifanov 2000
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Cyclurasia multidentata Alifanov 2000
G. †Gurvansaurus Alifanov 1993
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Gurvansaurus canaliculatus Alifanov 1993
Gurvansaurus potissimus Alifanov 1993
Tr. †Mongolochamopini Alifanov 1993
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G. †Altanteius Alifanov 1993
G. †Barungoia Alifanov 1993
G. †Buckantaus Nessov 1985
G. †Dzhadochtosaurus Alifanov 1993
G. †Mongolochamops Alifanov 1988
G. †Parameiva Alifanov 1993
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Parameiva oculea Alifanov 1993
G. †Prodenteia Alifanov 1993
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Prodenteia ministra Alifanov 1993
Fm. †Piramicephalosauridae Alifanov 2000
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G. †Piramicephalosaurus Alifanov 1988
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Fm. Opluridae Titus and Frost 1996 [Madagascar iguana]
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G. Chalarodon Peters 1854
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Chalarodon madagascariensis Peters 1854 [Madagascar iguana]
G. Oplurus Cuvier 1829
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Oplurus cuvieri Gray 1831 [Cuvier's Madagascar swift]
Oplurus cyclurus Merrem 1820 [Merrem's Madagascar swift]
Oplurus fierinensis Grandidier 1869 [Anzamala Madagascar swift]
Oplurus grandidieri Mocquard 1900 [Grandidier's Madagascar swift]
Oplurus quadrimaculatus Dumeril 1851 [Dumeril's Madagascar swift]
Oplurus saxicola Grandidier 1869 [Marked Madagascar swift]
G. †Paraphrynosoma Sullivan and Holman 1996
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Paraphrynosoma greeni Holman 1989
Invalid names: Anolidae Cope 1864 [empty], Chamaeleonoidea Rafinesque 1815 [empty], Euposauridae Camp 1923 [empty], Isodontosauridae Alifanov 1993 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 122.46000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 109.0 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Mongolia (Övörkhangai Aymag) Iguania indet. (77191)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Uzbekistan (Navoi) Iguania indet. (58208)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Buckantaus crassidens (58168)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Dzhadochtosaurus giganteus, Gurvansaurus potissimus (118259)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogovi) Piramicephalosaurus cherminicus, Mongolochamops reshetovi, Campedosaurus sulcularis, Cyclurasia multidentata (58105)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Barungoia vasta, Gurvansaurus canaliculatus (118256) Lacertilia indet. (130803) Mongolochamops facilis, Parameiva oculea, Prodenteia ministra (11582) Pyramicephalosaurus cherminicus (62913)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Brasiliguana prudentis (106493)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Lepidosauromorpha indet. (91781)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8China (Xinjiang) Iguania indet. (174687)
Lysitean - Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Iguania indet. (15451)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Iguania indet. (118482)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Mongolia (Ovorhangai) Dornosaurus gobiensis, Khaichinguana eocaenica (93596)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Utah) Iguania indet. (197324)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Iguania indet. (31751)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mongolia (Dornogov) Ergiliinsaurus postumus (174683 174715)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Shanxi) Hemishinisaurus latifrons (179811)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) Phrynosoma greeni (232908)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) Arretosaurus ornatus (178876)
Huayquerian9.0 - 6.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Iguania indet. (61304)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Seychelles (Aldabra) Oplurus cuvieri (192429)