Reptilia - Squamata - Priscagamidae
Full reference: V. R. Alifanov. 1996. Lizards of the families Priscagamidae and Hoplocercidae (Sauria, Iguania): phylogenetic position and new representatives from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 30(4):466-483
Belongs to Phrynosomimus according to K. Gao and M. A. Norell 2000
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 3142/318, a partial skeleton (almost complete skull with lower jaw). Its type locality is Khermeen Tsav, Red Beds (PIN coll. 3142) [SMPE], which is in a Campanian/Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: fossorial
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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