Gueragama

Gu-ra-gah-mah.
By Liam Carter
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Carter, L. (2016, August 5). Gueragama. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/gueragama/

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Name

Gueragama.

Phonetic

Gu-ra-gah-mah.

Named By

T.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Sim�es,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Wilner,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Caldwell,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Weinsch�tz‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Diapsida,‭ ‬Iguania,‭ ‬Acrodonta.

Diet

Herbivore/uncertain.

Species

G.‭ ‬sulamericana‭

Size

Unavailable due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Goio-Er� Formation.

Time Period

Turonian-Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Lower jaw.

In Depth

       Gueragama is a‭ ‬genus of iguanian lizard that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A stem acrodontan lizard in the Cretaceous of Brazil revises early lizard evolution in Gondwana.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nature Communications‭ ‬6:8149:1-8.‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Sim�es,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Wilner,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Caldwell,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Weinsch�tz‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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