Barbatteius
Barbatteius is an extinct genus of teiid lizard represented by the type species Barbatteius vremiri from the Late Cretaceous of Romania.
| Barbatteius Temporal range: Maastrichtian, | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | †Barbatteiidae |
| Genus: | †Barbatteius Venczel and Codrea, 2016 |
| Type species | |
| †Barbatteius vremiri Venczel and Codrea, 2016 | |
B. vremiri was named in 2016 on the basis of a well preserved skull from the Haţeg Basin and differs from other teiids in having more prominent osteoderms covering the skull roof. It is also large for a teiid, with an estimated snout-vent length of 26 centimeters, and a total body length of 80 centimetres (31 in). Barbatteius lived on Haţeg Island during the early Maastrichtian stage and was part of an isolated island fauna. However, its close affinities with teiids from Gondwana and its co-occurrence with paramacellodid and borioteiioid lizards from Euramerica suggests that Haţeg Island was colonized by lizards multiple times from many different areas of the world.[1]It has weakly heterodont dentition, but without enlarged posterior crushing teeth, suggesting that it fed on arthropods, small vertebrates and plants.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Venczel, M.; Codrea, V.A. (2016). "A new teiid lizard from the Late Cretaceous of the Haţeg Basin, Romania and its phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographical relationships". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 14 (3): 219–237. doi:10.1080/14772019.2015.1025869.
 | This article about a prehistoric lizard is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |