Isodontosaurus
Isodontosaurus is an extinct genus of iguanian lizard from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and China.[1] The type species is Isodontosaurus gracilis. Isodontosaurus is part of an extinct group of Late Cretaceous iguanians called Gobiguania, which is currently thought to be endemic to Mongolia.[2]
Isodontosaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Clade: | †Gobiguania |
Genus: | †Isodontosaurus Gilmore, 1943 |
Type species | |
†Isodontosaurus gracilis Gilmore, 1943 |
References
- "†Isodontosaurus Gilmore 1943". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- Daza, J. D.; Abdala, V.; Arias, J. S.; García-López, D.; Ortiz, P. (2012). "Cladistic analysis of Iguania and a fossil lizard from the Late Pliocene of northwestern Argentina". Journal of Herpetology. 46: 104–119. doi:10.1670/10-112. S2CID 85405843.
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