Reptilia - Squamata - Paramacellodidae

The specic epithet alludes to the Sanfranciscana Basin, which is eponymous of the So Francisco river. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:68BF448E-D95A-45C98BA7-B7982C5F4558

Full reference: J. Souza Bittencourt, T. Rodrigues Simoes, M. W. Caldwell and M. C. Langer. 2020. Discovery of the oldest South American fossil lizard illustrates the cosmopolitanism of early South American squamates. Nature Communications Biology 3(201):1-11

Belongs to Neokotus according to J. Souza Bittencourt et al. 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IGC-P 0085, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is near Joao Pinheiro, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine - small mudstone in the Quiricó Formation of Brazil.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at near Joao Pinheiro

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.