Paleochelco

Paleochelco
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Genus: †Paleochelco
Martinelli, Agnolín & Ezcurra, 2021
Species:
†P. occultato
Binomial name
†Paleochelco occultato
Martinelli, Agnolín & Ezcurra, 2021

Paleochelco is an extinct genus of lizard, possibly a polyglyphanodontian, found in the Late Cretaceous Bajo de la Carpa Formation in Argentina. It contains a single species, P. occultato.[1]

References

  1. ^ Martinelli, Agustín Guillermo; Agnolin, Federico; Ezcurra, Martin (2021-07-26). "Unexpected new lizard from the Late Cretaceous of southern South America sheds light on Gondwanan squamate diversity". Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales. Nueva Serie. 23 (1): 57–80. doi:10.22179/revmacn.23.716. hdl:11336/167951. ISSN 1853-0400. S2CID 243557642.