†Cherminotus longifrons Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984 (monitor lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Varanidae
Full reference: M. Borsuk-Bialynicka. 1984. Anguimorphans and related lizards from the Late Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Palaeontologia Polonica 46:5-105
Belongs to Cherminotus according to K. Gao and M. A. Norell 2000
See also Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ZPal MgR-III/59, a skull. Its type locality is Khermeen Tsav II, Middle Red Beds [PMPE], which is in a Campanian/Campanian terrestrial sandstone in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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