The origin of squamates revealed by a Middle Triassic lizard from the Italian Alps

2018/05/01 by Tiago R. Simões, Michael W. Caldwell, Mateusz Tałanda +6 · 1 voice · 5 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology

paper · doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0093-3

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Citations

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• Cryptovaranoides is not a squamate

Discussions

• "Mother of all lizards" Megachirella wachtleri indicates more gradual acquisition of squamatan features in diapsid #evolution than previously thought. #fossilfriday Simões et al Nature 2018 The orig [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]