Arcanosaurus ibericus Houssaye et al. 2013 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: A. Houssaye, J.-C. Rage, F. Torcida Fernández-Baldor, P. Huerta, N. Bardet and X. Pereda Suberbiola. 2013. A new varanoid squamate from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian) of Burgos, Spain. Cretaceous Research 41:127-135

Belongs to Arcanosaurus according to A. Houssaye et al. 2013

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MDS-VJ 5, a set of vertebrae (Mid-dorsal vertebra). Its type locality is Viajete, which is in a Barremian/Aptian floodplain claystone/sandstone in the Castrillo de la Reina Formation of Spain.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Viajete

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