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Protodraco

Protodraco is an extinct genus of agamid lizard that lived during the Cenomanian.

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Protodraco
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Protodraco
Wagner et. al., 2021
Species:
P. monocoli
Binomial name
Protodraco monocoli
Wagner et. al., 2021

Protodraco is an extinct genus of agamid lizard that lived during the Cenomanian.

Distribution

Protodraco monocoli fossils are known from the Burmese amber.12

References

References

  1. Wagner, Philipp; Stanley, Edward L.; Daza, Juan D.; Bauer, Aaron M. (August 2021). "A new agamid lizard in mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar". Cretaceous Research. 124 104813. Bibcode:2021CrRes.12404813W. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104813. Retrieved 21 February 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
  2. Protodraco in the Paleobiology Database