Lizards and amphisbaenians (Reptilia, Squamata) from the late Eocene of Sossís (Catalonia, Spain)
Bolet, Arnau (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
Evans, Susan E. (University College London. Department of Cell and Developmental Biology)

Date:	2013
Abstract:	A new diverse late Eocene lizard and amphisbaenian assemblage from the classical mammal locality of Sossís (Catalonia, Spain) is described. It represents the first Paleogene lizard assemblage from Spain and the first late Eocene lizard locality from the Iberian Peninsula. The family-level composition of the assemblage replicates that of other contemporaneous European localities, with the presence of iguanians, geckos, lacertids, scincids, cordyliforms, amphisbaenians, anguines, and glyptosaurines. Many of these families still occur in Catalonia, but the presence of thermophilic taxa like iguanians and cordyliforms are indicative of warmer conditions during the Eocene. The closest faunal match is with the contemporaneous French localities of the Phosphorites du Quercy. Sossís and other newly recovered Paleogene Spanish squamate assemblages have the potential to contribute to an understanding of patterns of faunal interchange between different Paleogene bioprovinces, complementing existing data on mammals.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CGL2011-27343 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación BES2009/026731 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CGL2008-06533-C03-01 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CGL2011-30069-C02-01
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Squamata ; Lizards ; Amphisbaenians ; Eocene ; Iberian Peninsula ; Spain
Published in:	Palaeontologia electronica, Vol. 16, Issue 1 (March 2013) , article 8A, ISSN 1094-8074

DOI: 10.26879/354

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