Lizards
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The Lizard Evolutionary Series | |||||
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Appearance | Taxa | Relationships | Status | Description | Image |
61 - 58 Ma |
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The earliest known chameleon. | |||
92 Ma |
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A basal mosasauroid from the Upper Cretaceous of North America. | |||
71 - 82 Ma |
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One of the earliest Varanoidea. | |||
146–100 Ma |
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An primitive iguanid | |||
97–100 Ma |
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The oldest known gecko |
Read more about this topic: List Of Transitional Fossils
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