Isodontosaurus is an extinct genus of iguanian lizard from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and China.[1] The type species is Isodontosaurus gracilis. Isodontosaurus is part of an extinct group of Late Cretaceous iguanians called Gobiguania, which is currently thought to be endemic to Mongolia.[2]
| Isodontosaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Clade: | †Gobiguania |
| Genus: | †Isodontosaurus Gilmore, 1943 |
| Type species | |
| †Isodontosaurus gracilis Gilmore, 1943
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References
edit- ^ a b "†Isodontosaurus Gilmore 1943". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Daza, J. D.; Abdala, V.; Arias, J. S.; García-López, D.; Ortiz, P. (2012). "Cladistic analysis of Iguania and a fossil lizard from the Late Pliocene of northwestern Argentina". Journal of Herpetology. 46: 104–119. doi:10.1670/10-112. hdl:11336/61054. S2CID 85405843.
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