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Protodraco

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Protodraco
Temporal range: Cenomanian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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Protodraco monocoli fossils are known from the Burmese amber.[1][2]

References

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  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. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104813. Retrieved 21 February 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
  2. ^ Protodraco in the Paleobiology Database