The first known chamopsiid lizard (Squamata) from the Upper Cretaceous of Europe (Csehbanya Formation; Hungary, Bakony Mts)

Makadi, L ✉ [Makádi, László (Őslénytan), author]

English Article (Journal Article) Scientific
Published: ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE 0753-3969 1778-3666 99 (3) pp. 261-274 2013
  • SJR Scopus - Paleontology: Q3
Subjects:
  • Earth and related Environmental sciences
The Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Iharkut terrestrial vertebrate locality, in Hungary, has yielded several lacertilian taxa since its discovery in 2000. One of these is represented by a left mandible fragment and two dentary fragments. The characters observed on these remains support assignment to the family Chamopsiidae (Scincomorpha). Moreover, the remains belong to a new genus and species, Pelsochamops infrequens n. g. n. sp. Pelsochamops is the first known occurrence of chamopsiids outside North America and adds another scincomorphan lizard to the Iharkut fauna. It represents an additional evidence for dispersal routes between North America and Europe. (C) 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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