Anchaurosaurus

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Anchaurosaurus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Clade: Gobiguania
Genus: Anchaurosaurus
Gao and Hou, 1995
Type species
Anchaurosaurus gilmorei
Gao and Hou, 1995

Anchaurosaurus (meaning "morning lizard" in

Phylogenetic analysis indicates that among gobiguanians, Anchaurosaurus is most closely related to Zapsosaurus from Mongolia. Below is a cladogram from Daza et al. (2012) showing the phylogenetic relationships of Anchaurosaurus:[3]

Iguania

Hoyalacerta sanzi

Huehuecuetzpalli mixtecus

Pristiguana brasiliensis

Chamaeleontiformes
Iguanoidea (=Pleurodonta
)
Silvaiguana

Polrussia mongoliensis

Igua minuta

Isodontosaurus gracilis

Anchaurosaurus gilmorei

Zapsosaurus sceliphros

Saichangurvel davidsoni

Euiguana

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