Meyasaurus diazromerali Evans and Barbadillo 1997 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Teiidae

Full reference: S. E. Evans and L. J. Barbadillo. 1997. Early Cretaceous lizards from Las Hoyas, Spain. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 119:23-49

Belongs to Meyasaurus according to M. T. Carrano 2025

See also Evans and Barbadillo 1997

Sister taxa: Meyasaurus crusafonti, Meyasaurus faurai, Meyasaurus unaensis

Type specimen: LH 370, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Las Hoyas (MCCM collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large limestone/packstone in the La Huérguina Formation of Spain.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Las Hoyas (MCCM collection)

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