Priscagama
| Priscagama Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 84.9–70.6 Ma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | †Priscagamidae |
| Genus: | †Priscagama Borsuk-Białynicka and Moody, 1984 |
| Type species | |
| †Priscagama gobiensis Borsuk-Białynicka and Moody, 1984[1] | |
Priscagama (meaning "earliest Agama" in Latin) is an extinct genus of iguanian lizard from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia[1] and China.[2] It belongs to an extinct family of iguanians called Priscagamidae[3] (or subfamily Priscagaminae[2][4]). Several incomplete skulls have been found in the Barun Goyot and Djadochta formations, and were originally referred to the genus Mimeosaurus; the type species Priscagama gobiensis was named in 1984 when it was recognized that these skulls belonged to a distinct species.[1] Priscagama differs from most other priscagamids in having a more elongate, lightly-built skull. It is very similar in appearance to another priscagamid called Pleurodontagama, as the two can only be distinguished by the shape of their teeth.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Borsuk-Białynicka, M.; and Moody, S.M. (1984). "Priscagaminae, a new subfamily of the Agamidae (Sauria) from the Late Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 29 (1-2): 51–81.
- 1 2 "†Priscagama Borsuk-Bialynicka and Moody 1984". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ Alifanov, V.R. (1989). "New priscagamids (Lacertilia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia and their systematic position among Iguania". Paleontological Journal. 4: 68–80.
- 1 2 Gao, K.; and Norell, M. (2000). "Taxonomic composition and systematics of late Cretaceous lizard assemblages from Ukhaa Tolgod and adjacent localities, Mongolian Gobi Desert". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 249: 1–117.