Kopidosaurus
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| Kopidosaurus Temporal range: Early Eocene, ~ | |
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| Photographs (left) and digital renderings using CT scans (right) of the holotype skull | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Infraorder: | Pleurodonta |
| Genus: | †Kopidosaurus Scarpetta, 2020 |
| Species: | †K. perplexus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Kopidosaurus perplexus Scarpetta, 2020 | |
Kopidosaurus (lit. 'kopis lizard') is an extinct genus of iguanian lizard known from the early Eocene Willwood Formation of Wyoming, United States. The genus contains a single species, Kopidosaurus perplexus, known from a partial skull. The exact relationships of this species within Iguania are uncertain and variable, depending on the analysis and constraints used, but a placement within the more exclusive group Pleurodonta is well-supported.[1][2]
