Pontosaurus kornhuberi Caldwell 2006 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Dolichosauridae

Full reference: M. W. Caldwell. 2006. A new species of Pontosaurus (Squamata, Pythonomorpha) from the Upper Cretaceous of Lebanon and a phylogenetic analysis of Pythonomorpha. Memorie della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 34:1-42

Belongs to Pontosaurus according to M. W. Caldwell 2006

Sister taxon: Pontosaurus lesinensis

Type specimen: MSNM V3662, a skeleton. Its type locality is en Nammoûra, upper quarry (unit 3b), which is in a Cenomanian/Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal wackestone in Lebanon.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at en Nammoûra, upper quarry (unit 3b)

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