Early Miocene dispersal of the lizard Varanus into Europe : reassessment of vertebral material from Spain
Delfino, Massimo (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
Rage, Jean-Claude (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Département Histoire de la Terre)
Bolet, Arnau (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
Alba, David M. (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)

Date:	2013
Abstract:	Iberovaranus Hoffstetter, 1969 was erected as a monotypic genus of varanine varanid lizard on the basis of a single trunk vertebra from the Miocene of Spain. Thanks to the study of the holotype, as well as of a still undescribed cervical vertebra from the same locality, we show that the vertebral morphology of Iberovaranus is contained within the known variability of Varanus. Therefore, Iberovaranus Hoffstetter, 1969 is considered a subjective junior synonym of Varanus Merrem, 1820, and the species Iberovaranus catalaunicus Hoffstetter, 1969 should be considered a nomen dubium.
Grants:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CGL2011-28681 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación RYC-2009-04533 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CGL2008-06533-C03-01/BTE
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Published in:	Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, Vol. 58, issue 4 (2013), p. 731-735, ISSN 1732-2421

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