Armandisaurus explorator is an extinct species of iguanid[1] that lived in what is now Santa Fe County, New Mexico, in the Early Middle Miocene period. The fossil specimen is a well-preserved cranium with mandibles and parts of seven cervical vertebrae collected by J. C. Blick in 1940. Fossil evidence suggests that A. explorator was a blunt, medium-sized iguana that grew to about 61 cm (24 in) including its tail.[2]
Armand (French), proper name, + sauros (Greek), lizard, and explorator (Latin), one who investigates, after Jacques Armand Gauthier, the famous French explorer, in honor of his contributions to the study of reptile phylogeny and to express the gratitude of Norell and de Queiroz for bringing the specimen to their attention.
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^"†Armandisaurus Norell and de Queiroz 1991". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^Norell, Mark A.; de Queiroz, Kevin (5 March 1991). "The earliest iguanine lizard (Reptilia: Squamata) and its bearing on iguanine phylogeny". American Museum Novitates (2997): 1–16. hdl:2246/5088.
armandisaurus, explorator, extinct, species, iguanid, that, lived, what, santa, county, mexico, early, middle, miocene, period, fossil, specimen, well, preserved, cranium, with, mandibles, parts, seven, cervical, vertebrae, collected, blick, 1940, fossil, evid. Armandisaurus explorator is an extinct species of iguanid 1 that lived in what is now Santa Fe County New Mexico in the Early Middle Miocene period The fossil specimen is a well preserved cranium with mandibles and parts of seven cervical vertebrae collected by J C Blick in 1940 Fossil evidence suggests that A explorator was a blunt medium sized iguana that grew to about 61 cm 24 in including its tail 2 ArmandisaurusTemporal range Early Miocene 23 16 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NRestorationScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder IguaniaFamily IguanidaeGenus ArmandisaurusNorell amp de Queiroz 1991Species A exploratorBinomial name Armandisaurus exploratorNorell amp de Queiroz 1991Etymology editArmand French proper name sauros Greek lizard and explorator Latin one who investigates after Jacques Armand Gauthier the famous French explorer in honor of his contributions to the study of reptile phylogeny and to express the gratitude of Norell and de Queiroz for bringing the specimen to their attention References edit Armandisaurus Norell and de Queiroz 1991 Paleobiology Database Fossilworks Retrieved 4 January 2021 Norell Mark A de Queiroz Kevin 5 March 1991 The earliest iguanine lizard Reptilia Squamata and its bearing on iguanine phylogeny American Museum Novitates 2997 1 16 hdl 2246 5088 nbsp Paleontology portal This Iguanidae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a prehistoric reptile is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Armandisaurus amp oldid 1060709868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
