Priscagama

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]

Priscagama Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 84.9–70.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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]