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Paliguana

Reptilia

Species
P. whitei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Paliguana Broom p. 1
1983Paliguana Estes
1985Paliguana Benton p. 154
1988Paliguana Carroll
1989Paliguana Gauthier et al. p. 344
2014Paliguana Ezcurra et al.
2016Paliguana Ezcurra

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Eosuchia()
Neodiapsida
SauriaGauthier 1984
Lepidosauromorpha(Benton 1983)
genusPaliguana

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. †Paliguana Broom 1903
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Paliguana whitei Broom 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Olenekian or 252.17000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) P. whitei (13043)