A New Eocene Casquehead Lizard (Reptilia, Corytophanidae) from North America.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26131767.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0127900 and PMC identifier 4489568.
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Abstract
A new fossil showing affinities with extant Laemanctus offers the first clear evidence for a casquehead lizard (Corytophanidae) from the Eocene of North America. Along with Geiseltaliellus from roughly coeval rocks in central Europe, the new find further documents the tropical fauna present during greenhouse conditions in the northern mid-latitudes approximately 50 million years ago (Ma). Modern Corytophanidae is a neotropical clade of iguanian lizards ranging from southern Mexico to northern South America.
Medical subject headings
- Fossils
- Lizards