A New Platynotan Lizard (Parasaniwidae, Anguimorpha) from the Late Paleocene of Southern Mongolia

V. R. Alifanov

doi:10.1134/S0031030118120067

A New Platynotan Lizard (Parasaniwidae, Anguimorpha) from the Late Paleocene of Southern Mongolia

Authors: Alifanov V.R.¹
Affiliations:
1. Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Issue: Vol 52, No 12 (2018)
Pages: 1432-1435
Section: Article
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0031-0301/article/view/168012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030118120067
ID: 168012

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Abstract

A new lizard, Tsagansaurus nemegetensis gen. et sp. nov., from the Late Paleocene of southern Mongolia is described. It is assigned to the extinct family Parasaniwidae (Platynota, Anguimorpha). The new taxon is the latest representative of this group in the fossil record.

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Lizards, Parasaniwidae, Platynota, Anguimorpha, Late Paleocene, Mongolia, southern Gobi

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V. R. Alifanov

Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: valifan@paleo.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117647

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