Carentonosaurus soaresi Pimentel et al. 2023 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Aigialosauridae

Full reference: R.J. Pimentel, J. Audije-Gil, F. Barroso-Barcenilla, M. Berrocal-Casero, P.M. Callapez, S.O. Juanas, and M. Segura. 2023. On the occurrence of Carentonosaurus Rage and Neraudeau, 2004 (Squamata, Pythonomorpha) in the Iberian Cretaceous, with description of a new species from the uppermost middle Cenomanian of West Portugal. Elsevier 151(105649)

Belongs to Carentonosaurus according to R.J. Pimentel et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Carentonosaurus algorensis, Carentonosaurus mineaui

Type specimen: DCT-CC-1, a set of vertebrae. Its type locality is Beiraterra Quarry of Casais dos Carecos, which is in a Cenomanian coastal carbonate in the Tentúgal Formation of Portugal.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Beiraterra Quarry of Casais dos Carecos

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