Paleochelco Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Genus: | †Paleochelco Martinelli, Agnolín & Ezcurra, 2021 |
Species: | †P. occultato
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Binomial name | |
†Paleochelco occultato Martinelli, Agnolín & Ezcurra, 2021
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Paleochelco is an extinct genus of lizard, possibly a polyglyphanodontian, found in the Late Cretaceous Bajo de la Carpa Formation in Argentina. It contains a single species, P. occultato.[1]
References
- ^ Martinelli, Agustín Guillermo; Agnolin, Federico; Ezcurra, Martin (2021-07-26). "Unexpected new lizard from the Late Cretaceous of southern South America sheds light on Gondwanan squamate diversity". Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales. Nueva Serie. 23 (1): 57–80. doi:10.22179/revmacn.23.716. hdl:11336/167951. ISSN 1853-0400. S2CID 243557642.