A Paleoautoecologia de Tijubina pontei Bonfim-Júnior &Marques, 1997 (Lepidosauria, Squamata Basal da Formação Santana, Aptiano da Bacia do Araripe Cretáceo Inferior do Nordeste do Brasil).

Tijubina pontei is a basal lizard found in the Crato Member, SantanaFormation, Lower Cretaceous (Aptian), Brazil. It is considered a sister group of Huehuecuetzpalli mixtetus, the only basal lizard previously known, found in Mexico. The paleoautoecology of T. pontei is compatible with a terrestrial...

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Main Authors: Francisco de Castro Bonfim-Júnior, Oscar Rocha-Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2006-07-01
Series:Anuário do Instituto de Geociências
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Online Access:http://www.anuario.igeo.ufrj.br/anuario_2006_2/anuario_2006_v29_2_54_65.pdf