Meyasaurus
Extinct genus of lizards
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Meyasaurus is an extinct genus of Teiid lizard known from the Barremian of Spain and the Isle of Wight, UK. Four species are known from Spain, from the La Huérguina, Camarillas, and La Pedrera de Rúbies Formations while an indeterminate taxon is known from the Wessex Formation of Isle of Wight.[1][2] It is a possible close relative of Barbatteius[3] and other members of Barbatteiidae.[4]
| Meyasaurus Temporal range: Barremian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | †Meyasaurus Vidal, 1915 |
| Type species | |
| Meyasaurus faurai Vidal, 1915 | |
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List of species
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| Synonyms | |
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Ilerdaesaurus Hoffstetter, 1966 Rubiessaurus Gomez Pallerola, 1979 | |
