Plesiolacerta eratosthenesi Cernansky and Augé 2013 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Lacertidae

Full reference: A. Cernansky and M. L. Augé. 2013. New species of the genus Plesiolacerta (Squamata: Lacertidae) from the Upper Oligocene (MP28) of southern Germany and a revision of the type species Plesiolacerta lydekkeri. Palaeontology 56(1):79-94

Belongs to Plesiolacerta according to A. Cernansky and M. L. Augé 2013

Sister taxon: Plesiolacerta lydekkeri

Type specimen: SMNS 58203.1, a partial skull (Incomplete parietal lacking the anterior portion). Its type locality is Herrlingen 8, which is in a MP 28 fissure fill limestone in Germany.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Herrlingen 8

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