Reptilia - Squamata - Iguanidae
Alternative combination: Parasauromalus olsenii
Full reference: C. W. Gilmore. 1928. Fossil lizards of North America. Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 22(3):1-201
Belongs to Parasauromalus according to J.-P. Zonneveld et al. 2000
See also Gilmore 1928 and Hay 1930
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH 1620, a mandible (portion of the right dentary bearing five complete teeth and the basal portions of eight others). Its type locality is Alkali Creek (AMNH), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Wind River Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (13: California, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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