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Acrodonta

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)90440https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=90440
Rankunranked clade (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Acrodonta
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Lepidosauromorpha
superorderLepidosauria
orderSquamataOppel 1811
-IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
-ChamaeleontiformesConrad 2008
-AcrodontaCope 1864
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Acrodontaunranked cladebelongs to Iguaniastated with evidenceEstes et al., 1988
Acrodontaunranked cladebelongs to Iguaniastated without evidenceDatta and Ray, 2006
Acrodontaunranked cladebelongs to Iguaniastated with evidenceConrad and Norell, 2007
Acrodontaunranked cladebelongs to Chamaeleontiformesstated with evidenceDeMar et al., 2017
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)172
Extant Size (PBDB)113 (66%)
First Recorded Appearance183 - 170 Ma
Jurassic
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)K. T. Smith. 2006. A diverse new assemblage of late Eocene squamates (Reptilia) from the Chadron Formation of North Dakota, U.S.A. Palaeontologia Electronica 9(2):1-44

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Pachyglossa
infraorder
listed (PBDB)748.6 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Agamidae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
8399.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Chameleon
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Chameleon3199.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Barbaturex
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
441.3 Ma
Eocene
41.3 Ma
Eocene
Bharatagama
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1183 Ma
Early Jurassic
183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Gueragama
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
193.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Jeddaherdan
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Qianshanosaurus
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
266.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tinosaurus
genus
listed (PBDB)1250.3 Ma
Eocene
46.2 Ma
Eocene
Xianglong
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1864Acrodonta Cope
1974Agama sinensis Hou
1988Acrodonta Estes et al.
2000Acrodonta Lee and Caldwell
2006Acrodonta Datta and Ray p. 795
2006Tikiguania Datta and Ray p. 795
2006Tikiguania estesi Datta and Ray p. 795
2006Acrodonta Smith p. 5
2007Acrodonta Conrad and Norell fig. 19
2017Acrodonta DeMar Jr et al.

References

Smith K. T. (2006) A diverse new assemblage of late Eocene squamates (Reptilia) from the Chadron Formation of North Dakota, U.S.A., Palaeontologia Electronica 9 2, 1-44
Hou L. (1974) Paleocene Lizards from Anhui, China, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 12 3, 193-200
Estes R., de Queiroz K., et al (1988) Phylogenetic relationships within Squamata, Phylogenetic relationships of the lizard families, 119-282
Lee M. S. Y., Caldwell M. W. (2000) Adriosaurus and the affinities of mosasaurs, dolichosaurs, and snakes, Journal of Paleontology 74 3, 915-937
Conrad J. L., Norell M. A. (2007) A complete Late Cretaceous iguanian (Squamata, Reptilia) from the Gobi and identification of a new iguanian clade, American Museum Novitates 3584, 1-47
DeMar Jr D. G., Conrad J. L., et al (2017) A new Late Cretaceous iguanomorph from North America and the origin of New World Pleurodonta (Squamata, Iguania), Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 284, 20161902:1-7
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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