Caeruleodentatus
| Caeruleodentatus Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †C. lovei
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| Binomial name | |
| †Caeruleodentatus lovei Scarpetta, 2021
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Caeruleodentatus is an extinct genus of iguanian that lived during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch.
Distribution
Caeruleodentatus lovei is known from Wyoming that date back to the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum (MMCO) or immediately before it, around 17.5 Ma.[1]
References
- ^ Scarpetta, Simon G. (1 February 2021). "Iguanian lizards from the Split Rock Formation, Wyoming: exploring the modernization of the North American lizard fauna". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 19 (3): 221–251. doi:10.1080/14772019.2021.1894612. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 23 June 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.