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Cryptolacerta
''Cryptolacerta'' (Ancient Greek and Latin for "Hidden lizard" – κρυπτς or ''crypto'' meaning "hidden" and ''lacerta'' meaning "lizard") is an extinct genus of Lacertoidea, lacertoid lizard which lived during the Eocene Geologic time scale, epoch (Lutetian stage, about 47 million years ago) in what is now Germany. It is known from a nearly complete and articulated skeleton including the skull, which was found in the Messel Pit locality of Germany. ''Cryptolacerta'' was named by Johannes Müller, Christy A. Hipsley, Jason J. Head, Nikolay Kardjilov, André Hilger, Michael Wuttke and Robert R. Reisz in 2011 in paleontology, 2011 and the type species is ''Cryptolacerta hassiaca''. cladistics, Cladistic analysis conducted by Müller ''et al.'' suggests that ''Cryptolacerta'' is a sister taxon to Amphisbaenia. However, later studies questioned its closeness to that group, and suggested that the similarities could be convergent due to both groups having a similar burrowing life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 In Paleontology
Protozoa New taxa Plants Ferns and fern allies Gymnosperms Gymnosperm research *An amplified whole plant reconstruction of the Ypresian Princeton chert pine '' Pinus arnoldii'', expanding the diagnosis to include ''P. similkameenensis'' (Miller, 1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...) foliage and wood plus unnamed pollens cones found in attachment to the ''P. arnoldii'' ovulate cones is published by Klymiuk, Stockey, & Rothwell. Angiosperms Nematoda Lobopods Vetulicolians Molluscs Arthropods Fishes Amphibians Newly named lepospondyls Newly named temnospondyls Newly named lissamphibians Basal reptiles Newly named captorhinids Newly named basal diapsids Newly named ichthyosaurs Lepidosauromorphs Newly named saurosphargids New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
