Meyasaurus Explained

Meyasaurus is an extinct genus of Teiid lizard known from the Barremian of Spain and the Isle of Wight, UK. Four species are known from Spain, from the La Huérguina, Camarillas, and La Pedrera de Rúbies Formations while an indeterminate taxon is known from the Wessex Formation of Isle of Wight.[1] [2] It is a possible close relative of Barbatteius[3] and other members of Barbatteiidae.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: English Wealden fossils. 2011. Palaeontological Association. Batten, D. J.. 9781444367119. London. 777385514.
  2. Evans. Ssuan. Barbadillo. Javier. Early Cretaceous lizards from Las Hoyas, Spain. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 119. 1. 1997. 23–49. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1997.tb00134.x. free.
  3. Venczel. Márton. Codrea. Vlad A.. A new teiid lizard from the Late Cretaceous of the Haţeg Basin, Romania and its phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographical relationships. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 14. 3. 2015. 219–237. 1477-2019. 10.1080/14772019.2015.1025869.
  4. Codrea. Vlad A.. Venczel. Márton. Solomon. Alexandru. A new family of teiioid lizards from the Upper Cretaceous of Romania with notes on the evolutionary history of early teiioids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2017. 0024-4082. 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx008.

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