Reptilia - Squamata - Eolacertidae
Full reference: A. Čerňanský and K. T. Smith. 2017. Eolacertidae: a new extinct clade of lizards from the Palaeogene; with comments on the origin of the dominant European reptile group – Lacertidae. Historical Biology 30(7):994-1014
Belongs to Stefanikia according to A. Čerňanský and K. T. Smith 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMF ME 11241, a partial skeleton (a nearly complete skeleton, lacking only the distal portion of the tail). Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection), which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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