Reptilia - Squamata - Iguanidae
Full reference: C. W. Gilmore. 1928. Fossil lizards of North America. Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 22(3):1-201
Parent taxon: Iguanidae according to R. Estes 1983
See also Carroll 1988, Gilmore 1928 and Hay 1930
Sister taxa: Abas, Aciprion, Amblyrhynchus, Anisolepis, Anolbanolis, Basiliscus, Brachylophus, Cadurciguana, Callisaurus, Chamaeleolis, Chamaelinorops, Cnephasaurus, Corytophanes, Corytophaninae, Crotaphytus, Ctenosaura, Cyclura, Cypressaurus, Diplolaemus, Enyalioides, Enyalius, Erichosaurus, Geiseltaliellus, Harrisonsaurus, Holbrookia, Hoplocercus, Iguana, Iguaninae, Laemanctus, Leiocephalus, Leiosaurus, Morunasaurus, Oreithyia, Paradipsosaurus, Paranolis, Petrosaurus, Phenacosaurus, Phrynosomatinae, Pristidactylus, Pristiguana, Proiguana, Queironius, Sauromalus, Sceloporus, Suzanniwana, Swainiguanoides, Uracentron, Uranoscodon, Urosaurus, Urostrophus, Uta, Xihaina
Subtaxa: Parasauromalus olseni
Type: Parasauromalus olseni
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (16: California, Utah, Wyoming collections)
• Paleocene of Germany (1)
Total: 17 collections including 19 occurrences
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