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Cypressaurus

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Cypressaurus was named by Holman (1972). It is not extant. Its type is Cypressaurus hypsodontus.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Smith (2006).

Species
C. hypsodontus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Cypressaurus Holman
1983Cypressaurus Estes
1988Cypressaurus Carroll
2006Cypressaurus Smith p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
—Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
genusCypressaurusHolman 1972

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Cypressaurus Holman 1972
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†Cypressaurus hypsodontus Holman 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:07
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:41:07
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979

Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) C. sp., Iguanidae MPH-2, Iguanidae MPH-4 (16991)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) C. hypsodontus (16919)