Synonyms: Ilerdaesaurus Hoffstetter 1966, Rubiessaurus Gomez Pallerola 1979
Parent taxon: Teiidae according to M. Venczel and V. A. Codrea 2016
See also Bolet and Evans 2010, Carroll 1988, Cocude-Michel 1963, Estes 1983, Evans and Barbadillo 1996, Evans and Barbadillo 1997, Evans and Barbadillo 1998 and Houssaye et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Alethesaurus quadratus, Alopoglossus, Amapasaurus, Anotosaura, Brevisaurus, Callopistinae, Cercosaura, Colobosaura, Colobosauroides, Conicodontosaurus, Crocodilurus, Dracaena, Echinosaura, Gerontoseps, Glyptogenys, Harmodontosaurus, Iguanavus exilis, Iguanavus teres, Iphisa, Kentropyx, Lanceosaurus compressus, Lanceosaurus hatcheri, Pantodactylus, Proctoporus, Ptilotodon, Sphenosiagon, Teiinae, Teiini, Tupinambinae
Subtaxa: Meyasaurus crusafonti Meyasaurus diazromerali Meyasaurus faurai Meyasaurus unaensis
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Spain (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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