Gobiderma
Extinct genus of lizards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gobiderma is an extinct genus of Late Cretaceous lizard whose fossils are known from the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia. It was first discovered as a result of a joint Polish-Mongolian Paleontological Expedition, and formally named in 1984. In life, it probably resembled lizards of the genus Heloderma to a large degree, though its skull was more elongated than lizards of that genus.[citation needed]
Quick Facts Gobiderma Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Scientific classification ...
Gobiderma Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Clade: | Goannasauria (?) |
Genus: | †Gobiderma Borsuk-Białynicka, 1984 |
Type species | |
Gobiderma pulchrum Borsuk-Białynicka, 1984 |
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