†Meyasaurus faurai Vidal 1915 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Teiidae

Synonym: Rubiessaurus lapicidinarum Gomez Pallerola 1979

Belongs to Meyasaurus according to S. E. Evans and L. J. Barbadillo 1998

See also Cocude-Michel 1963, Estes 1983 and Gomez Pallerola 1979

Sister taxa: Meyasaurus crusafonti, Meyasaurus diazromerali, Meyasaurus unaensis

Type specimens:

  • Meyasaurus faurai: MGB 534 (Museu Geologia de Barcelona, a set of postcrania (partial postcranial skeleton). Its type locality is La Pedrera de Meià, El Montsec, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large limestone in the La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation of Spain.
  • Rubiessaurus lapicidinarum: LP=0098 IEI/G, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Santa Maria de Meya, secondary quarry, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large limestone in the La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation of Spain.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Spain (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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