†Uromastyx europaeus Moody 1980 (spiny-tailed lizard)
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Synonym: Palaeochamaeleo europaeus De Stefano 1903
Belongs to Uromastyx according to De Stefano 1903
Sister taxa: Jeddaherdan aleadonta, Uromastyx acanthinurus, Uromastyx aegypticus, Uromastyx asmussi, Uromastyx benti, Uromastyx dispar, Uromastyx geyri, Uromastyx hardwickii, Uromastyx loricatus, Uromastyx macfadyeni, Uromastyx ocellatus, Uromastyx ornatus, Uromastyx princeps, Uromastyx scorteccii, Uromastyx thomasi
Type specimens:
- Uromastyx europaeus: MNHN No. QU 17160 (right dentary). Its type locality is Phosphorites du Quercy (for taxa with non-specific locality data), which is in an Eocene/Miocene terrestrial phosphorite in the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.
- Palaeochamaeleo europaeus:
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (5 collections)
• Eocene to Miocene of France (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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