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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.
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Language: Anglès
Document: Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Published in: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, Vol. 58, issue 4 (2013) , p. 731-735, ISSN 1732-2421

DOI: 10.4202/app.2012.0025


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