Paramacellodid Lizard (Squamata, Scincomorpha) from the Early Cretaceous of Transbaikalia

Alexander O. Averianov, Pavel P. Skutchas

Abstract


A maxilla of cf. Paramacellodus sp. from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian) Murtoi Formation of the Mogoito locality in Buryatiya, Transbaikalia, is described. This is one of the youngest records for the genus, and the first for Asia.


Keywords


Paramacellodus; Early Cretaceous; Transbaikalia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-1999-6-2-115-117

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