Kuwajimalla

Kuwajimalla; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous 146–100 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	† Polyglyphanodontia
Genus:	† Kuwajimalla
Species:	†K. kagaensis
Binomial name
	†Kuwajimalla kagaensis; Evans & Manabe, 2008 (type)

Last updated June 21, 2025

Kuwajimalla kagaensis is an extinct species of plant-eating lizard from the Early Cretaceous Kuwajima Formation in Japan. K. kagaensis is the type species.^[1]

References

↑ Evans, Susan E.; Manabe, Makoto (March 2008). "An early herbivorous lizard from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan". Palaeontology. 51 (2): 487–498. Bibcode:2008Palgy..51..487E. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00759.x . ISSN 0031-0239.

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[1] Evans, Susan E.; Manabe, Makoto (March 2008). "An early herbivorous lizard from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan". Palaeontology. 51 (2): 487–498. Bibcode:2008Palgy..51..487E. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00759.x . ISSN 0031-0239.

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