Armandisaurus
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| Armandisaurus Temporal range: Early Miocene, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | †Armandisaurus Norell & de Queiroz, 1991 |
| Species: | †A. explorator |
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| †Armandisaurus explorator Norell & de Queiroz, 1991 | |
Armandisaurus explorator is an extinct species of iguanid[1] that lived in what is now Santa Fe County, New Mexico, in the Early Middle Miocene period. The fossil specimen is a well-preserved cranium with mandibles and parts of seven cervical vertebrae collected by J. C. Blick in 1940. Fossil evidence suggests that A. explorator was a blunt, medium-sized iguana that grew to about 61 cm (24 in) including its tail.[2]
