List of Transitional Fossils - Lizards

Lizards

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The Lizard Evolutionary Series
Appearance Taxa Relationships Status Description Image
61 - 58 Ma

Genus:

  • Anqingosaurus
 The earliest known chameleon.
92 Ma

Genus:

  • Dallasaurus
 A basal mosasauroid from the Upper Cretaceous of North America.
71 - 82 Ma

Genus:

  • Palaeosaniwa
 One of the earliest Varanoidea.
146–100 Ma

Genus:

  • Gangiguana
 An primitive iguanid
97–100 Ma

Genus:

  • Cretaceogekko
 The oldest known gecko

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