Funiusaurus
| Funiusaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | †Polyglyphanodontia |
| Genus: | †Funiusaurus Xu et al., 2014 |
| Species: | †F. luanchuanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Funiusaurus luanchuanensis Xu et al., 2014 | |
Funiusaurus is an extinct genus of polyglyphanodontian lizard known from the Late Cretaceous Qiupa Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, Funiusaurus luanchuanensis. It was described in 2014 based on a single partial skull and mandible.[1] A more complete skull and several fragmentary cranial and postcranial remains of this species were described in 2026.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Xu, Li; Wu, Xiaochun; Junchang, Lü; Jia, Songhai; Zhang, Jiming; Pu, Hanyong; Zhang, Xingliao (28 August 2014). "A New Lizard (Lepidosauria: Squamata) from the Upper Cretaceous of Henan, China". Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 88 (4): 1041–1050. doi:10.1111/1755-6724.12271. ISSN 1000-9515. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via Wiley Online Library.
- ↑ Dong, Li-Ping; Li, Jie; Chang, Fei; Han, Ye; Liu, Di; Wang, Yuan (2026). "Morphology of Funiusaurus luanchuanensis (Squamata, Polyglyphanodontia) based on new material". Vertebrata PalAsiatica (in press): 1–24. doi:10.19615/j.cnki.2096-9899.260814.
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