Pumilia

Extinct genus of lizards

Pumilia

Temporal range: Blancan to Irvingtonian, 4.75–1.8 Ma

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P. novaceki (top) and Phrynosoma mcallii (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Suborder:  | Iguania
Family:  | Iguanidae
Genus:  | †Pumilia
Species:  |

†P. novaceki

Binomial name
†Pumilia novaceki

Norell, 1989

Pumilia novaceki is an extinct iguanid that lived in what is now Palm Springs, California, from the Blancan to Irvingtonian stages of the Pliocene to Early Pleistocene.

It is currently known from a partially crushed skull. Features of the skull show both basal iguanian features, and characters very similar to the extant Iguana, suggesting that the living animal may have resembled a juvenile green iguana.

## Etymology

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The genus name, Pumilia, means "diminutive" in Latin, in reference to how the living animal would have resembled a very small iguana. The specific name honors Michael J. Novacek, a colleague and friend of the describer, Mark Norell.

## See also

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* Paleontology portal

* Lapitiguana
* Brachylophus gibbonsi

## References

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* Norell, Mark (December 19, 1989), "Late Cenozoic Lizards of the Anza Borrego Desert, California" Contributions in Science, No. 414, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA

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Extinct squamate genera

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Reptilia
* Superorder: Lepidosauria

Iguania

| Acrodonta|

* Anqingosaurus
* Barbaturex
* Bharatagama
* Gueragama?
* Xianglong?

Agamidae|

* Indiagama
* Suratagama

Pleurodonta / Iguanoidea|

* Anolbanolis
* Suzanniwana
* Uquiasaurus
* Xihaina

Corytophanidae|

* Aciprion?
* Babibasiliscus
* Geiseltaliellus

†Gobiguania|

* Anchaurosaurus
* Ctenomastax
* Igua
* Isodontosaurus
* Polrussia
* Saichangurvel
* Temujinia
* Zapsosaurus

Iguanidae|

* Afairiguana
* Polychrotidae
* Armandisaurus
* Lapitiguana
* Pumilia

Phrynosomatidae|

* Desertiguana

Other extinct iguanians|

* Brasiliguana
* Hoyalacerta?
* Huehuecuetzpalli?
* Pariguana
* Pristiguana?
* Swainiguanoides

†Arretosauridae|

* Arretosaurus
* Dornosaurus
* Ergiliinsaurus
* Khaichinguana

†Priscagamidae|

* Heterodontagama
* Mimeosaurus
* Phrynosomimus
* Pleurodontagama?
* Priscagama

†Polyglyphanodontia / Borioteiioidea

| Chamopsiidae|

* Chamops
* Gerontoseps
* Glyptogenys
* Harmodontosaurus
* Haptosphenus
* Leptochamops
* Meniscognathus
* Pelsochamops
* Socognathus
* Stypodontosaurus
* Trippenaculus

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Gilmoreteiidae / "macrocephalosaurines"|

* Gilmoreteius
* Kuwajimalla
* Yechilacerta

"Polyglyphanodontines"|

* Bicuspidon
* Cherminsaurus
* Darchansaurus
* Distortodon
* Erdenetesaurus
* Polyglyphanodon
* Sineoamphisbaena?

Other polyglyphanodontians|

* Adamisaurus
* Caninosaurus
* Funiusaurus
* Gobinatus
* Obamadon
* Olindalacerta?
* Paleochelco?
* Peneteius
* Tchingisaurus
* Tianyusaurus
* Tijubina?
* Tripennaculus

Stem Scincogekkonomorpha

| Scincogekkonomorpha|

* Ardeosaurus?
* Bavarisaurus?
* Eichstaettisaurus?
* Jucaraseps
* Liushusaurus?
* Pedrerasaurus
* Scandensia?
* Yabeinosaurus?

Scleroglossa|

| Gekkonomorpha|

* Norellius

Gekkota|

* Cadurcogekko
* Cretaceogekko
* Gobekko
* Hoburogekko
* Yanatarogecko

Stem Autarchoglossa
(Evansauria)|

* Parmeosaurus
* Tepexisaurus
* Tijubina?

†Bainguidae?|

* Bainguis?
* Eoxanta
* Globaura
* Myrmecodaptria

Scincomorpha

| Cordyloidea|

* Eocordyla
* Ornatocephalus
* Sakurasaurus

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Lacertoidea|

* Cnodontosaurus
* Paracontogenys
* Purbicella
* †Polyglyphanodontia?

Amphisbaenia|

* Oligodontosaurus
* Todrasaurus

Amphisbaenidae|

* Listromycter
* Lophocranion

Bipedidae|

* Anniealexandria

Blanidae|

* Blanosaurus
* Cuvieribaena
* Louisamphisbaena

†Chthonophidae|

* Chthonophis

Rhineuridae|

* Archaerhineura
* Dyticonastis
* Hadrorhineura
* Hyporhina
* Jepsibaena
* Macrorhineura
* Ototriton
* Plesiorhineura
* Protorhineura
* Spathorhynchus

†Polyodontobaenidae|

* Polyodontobaena

†Contogeniidae|

* Contogenys
* Palaeoscincosaurus
* Utahgenys

Lacertidae|

* Amblyolacerta
* Camptognathosaurus?
* Dormaalisaurus
* Dracaenosaurus
* Escampcerta
* Gracilicerta
* Ligerosaurus
* Maioricalacerta
* Mediolacerta
* Plesiolacerta
* Pseudeumeces
* Pseudolacerta
* Quercycerta

Teiidae|

* Brevisaurus?
* Meyasaurus?
* Ptilotodon

†Barbatteiidae|

* Barbatteius
* Oardasaurus

Xantusiidae|

* Catactegenys
* Palepidophyma
* Palaeoxantusia

Scincoidea|

* Retinosaurus
* Scincoideus
* Slavoia

Scincidae|

* Axonoscincus
* Orthoscincus
* Pyrenasaurus?

Other scincomorphs|

* Apsgnathus
* Calanguban
* Chromatogenys
* Dakotaseps
* Kleskunsaurus
* Lonchisaurus
* Monocnemodon
* Pachygenys
* Saurillodon
* Saurillus
* Sciroseps
* Webbsaurus

†Paramacellodidae|

* Atokasaurus?
* Becklesius
* Mimobecklesisaurus
* Paramacellodus
* Parasaurillus?
* Pseudosaurillus?
* Sharovisaurus

Anguimorpha

| Basal anguimorphs|

* Chometokadmon
* Eolacerta
* Paramacellodus
* Paravaranus?
* Yabeinosaurus?

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†Mosasauria?|

* †Dolichosauridae

| †Mosasauroidea|

* †Mosasauridae
* †Aigialosauridae

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Neoanguimorpha|

| Carusioidea|

* Carusia

Xenosauridae|

* Entomophontes
* Exostinus
* Restes

Anguidae|

* Odaxosaurus

Anguinae|

* Headonhillia
* Helvetisaurus
* Ophisauriscus
* Ragesaurus

Diploglossinae|

* Apodosauriscus
* Eodiploglossus

Gerrhonotinae|

* Paragerrhonotus
* Parophisaurus

†Glyptosaurinae|

* Arpadosaurus
* Melanosaurus
* Gaultia
* Glyptosaurus
* Helodermoides
* Odaxosaurus
* Paraglyptosaurus
* Paraplacosauriops
* Peltosaurus
* Placosaurus
* Proglyptosaurus
* Proxestops
* Xestops

Paleoanguimorpha|

| Basal varanoids / platynotans|

* Aiolosaurus
* Colpodontosaurus
* Dorsetisaurus
* Eosaniwa
* Palaeovaranus
* Parasaniwa
* Parviderma
* Proplatynotia
* Saniwides
* Telmasaurus

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Shinisauria?|

* Bahndwivici
* Dalinghosaurus
* Merkurosaurus
* Provaranosaurus

Goannasauria|

| Basal Goannasaurians|

* Asprosaurus
* Chianghsia
* Estesia
* Eurheloderma
* Gobiderma
* Lowesaurus
* Morohasaurus
* Palaeosaniwa
* Paraderma
* Primaderma

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Varanoidea|

| Lanthanotidae|

* Cherminotus

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Varanidae|

* Ovoo
* Saniwa
* Archaeovaranus

Other platynotans / varanoids|

* Arcanosaurus?
* Cemeterius
* Dryadissector

Ophidia

* Coniophis
* Diablophis?
* Dinilysia?
* Eophis?
* Lapparentophis
* Najash?
* Parviraptor?
* Portugalophis?
* Tetrapodophis?
* See Serpentes (snakes)

Indeterminate squamates

* Costasaurus
* Lamiasaura
* Oculudentavis?
* Schillerosaurus

Taxon identifiers

Pumila|

* Wikidata: Q7259787
* GBIF: 4820605
* IRMNG: 1289453
* Open Tree of Life: 4125726

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