Calanguban

Cah-lang-u-ban.

Benjamin Gutierrez

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Gutierrez, B. (2014, May 13). Calanguban. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/calanguban/

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Name

Calanguban.

Phonetic

Cah-lang-u-ban.

Named By

Tiago R.‭ ‬Sim�es,‭ ‬Michael W.‭ ‬Caldwell‭ & ‬Alexander W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Squamata.

Diet

Insectivore‭?

Species

C.‭ ‬alamoi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Crato Formation.

Time Period

Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial post cranial skeleton lacking the tail,‭ ‬and parts of the limbs.

In Depth

       Calanguban is a genus of lizard that lived in Brazil during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new Early Cretaceous lizard species from Brazil,‭ ‬and the phylogenetic position of the oldest known South American squamates.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Systematic Palaeontology‭ ‬13‭ (‬7‭)‬:‭ ‬601.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tiago R.‭ ‬Sim�es,‭ ‬Michael W.‭ ‬Caldwell‭ & ‬Alexander W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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