Eolacertidae
| Eolacertidae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | Lacertoidea |
| Family: | †Eolacertidae Čerňanskýa and Smith, 2017 |
Eolacertidae is an extinct family of lacertoid lizards known from the Paleocene and Eocene of Europe. They are the closest known relatives of Lacertidae.[1]
Genera
[edit]- Eolacerta Nöth, 1940 Conglomérat de Cernay, France, Paleocene, Tienen Formation, Belgium, Eocene, Lignites de Soissonnais, France, Eocene, Geiseltal, Messel Pit, Germany, Eocene
- Stefanikia Čerňanskýa and Smith, 2017 Messel Pit, Germany, Eocene
References
[edit]- ↑ Čerňanský, Andrej; Smith, Krister T. (2017-05-24). "Eolacertidae: a new extinct clade of lizards from the Palaeogene; with comments on the origin of the dominant European reptile group – Lacertidae". Historical Biology. 30 (7): 994–1014. doi:10.1080/08912963.2017.1327530. ISSN 0891-2963.