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Aciprion

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Aciprion was named by Cope (1873). Its type is Aciprion formosum.

It was assigned to Amphisbaenidae by Hay (1902); and to Iguanidae by Gilmore (1928), Hay (1930), Galbreath (1953), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Smith (2006).

Species
A. formosum (type species), A. majus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Aciprion Cope p. 17
1902Aciprion Hay p. 477
1928Aciprion Gilmore p. 18
1930Aciprion Hay p. 246
1953Aciprion Galbreath p. 38
1983Aciprion Estes
1988Aciprion Carroll
2006Aciprion Smith p. 5

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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
genusAciprion

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. †Aciprion Cope 1873
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†Aciprion formosum Cope 1873
†Aciprion majus 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: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Orellan or 33.90000 to 33.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Wyoming) A. formosum (17185) A. sp., A. formosum (180388)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) A. formosum (118198) A. majus (13296)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) A. formosum (17080)