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Gangiguana

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Gangiguana
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 146–100 Ma
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Gangiguana
Species:
G. armatus
Binomial name
Gangiguana armatus

Gangiguana armatus ("armed Ganges iguana") is an extinct species of primitive iguanid from the Early Cretaceous period in India. Known primarily from bone fragments, one known specimen is an entire crushed individual that died while in the act of devouring a juvenile.

Other extinct lizards from the Cretaceous

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  • Xiphactinus - another animal that died while in the act of devouring its prey.

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Category:Cretaceous lizards

Category:Iguanidae

Category:Early Cretaceous reptiles of Asia


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I cannot find this extinct iguanid and I've looked in several databases. Is there an expert here who can pin this down as either a valid or invalid genus and species?  Stick to sources! Paine  10:13, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

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According to a member of WikiProject Palaeontology, this may very well be an article that is based on an image posted at Deviantart but that is still not published or is hypothetical/made up.  Stick to sources! Paine  04:32, 22 April 2016 (UTC)