Habrosaurus Gilmore 1928 (siren)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Full reference: C. W. Gilmore. 1928. Fossil lizards of North America. Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 22(3):1-201

Parent taxon: Sirenidae according to J. D. Gardner 2003

See also Bryant 1989, Carroll 1988, Estes 1964, Estes 1976, Estes 1981, Estes 1983, Estes and Berberian 1970, Gilmore 1928, Hay 1930 and Sullivan 1991

Sister taxa: Adelphesiren, Kababisha, Noterpeton, Pseudobranchus, Siren

Subtaxa: Habrosaurus dilatus Habrosaurus prodilatus

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Type: Habrosaurus dilatus

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (11: Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming collections)

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta, Saskatchewan), United States (51: Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 64 collections including 66 occurrences

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