A lizard from the Early Cretaceous (Berriasian-Valanginian) of Montsec, Catalonia, Spain

Authors
Evans, SE Ruiz, AL Rey, JE
Citation
Se. Evans et al., A lizard from the Early Cretaceous (Berriasian-Valanginian) of Montsec, Catalonia, Spain, N J GEO P-A, 215(1), 2000, pp. 1-15
Citations number
47
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
NEUES JAHRBUCH FUR GEOLOGIE UND PALAONTOLOGIE-ABHANDLUNGEN
ISSN journal
00777749 → ACNP
Volume
215
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1 - 15
Database
ISI
SICI code
0077-7749(200001)215:1<1:ALFTEC>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The Early Cretaceous Spanish fossil locality of Montsec has till now yielde d several specimens of the scincomorph lizard genus Meyasaurus, but no othe r lizard taxa. We describe here the skeleton of a small lizard which is qui te distinct from Meyasaurus in its skull, dentition and postcranial proport ions, and shows a greater resemblance to the Late Jurassic Solnhofen lizard Eichstaettisaurus.