''Pedrerasaurus'' is an extinct genus of
scincogekkonomorph lizard from the
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous ( geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma.
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(
Barremian)
La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation
The La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation is an Early Cretaceous ( late Berriasian to early Barremian geologic formation in Catalonia, Spain. The formation crops out in the area of the Montsec in the Organyà Basin. At the La Pedrera de Meià localit ...
of
Spain. The
type species is ''P. latifrontalis''. It is similar in appearance to ''
Meyasaurus'', a widespread
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous ( geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma.
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lizard that is also known from the
Iberian Peninsula. Both genera have bicuspid (two-
cusped) teeth, but unlike ''Meyasaurus'', ''Pedrerasaurus'' has
frontal bones that are not fused or constricted.
References
Cretaceous lizards
Barremian life
Cretaceous Spain
Fossils of Spain
Fossil taxa described in 2010
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