Lizards
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Dorsetisaurus |
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An anguimorph lizard. |
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Paramacellodus |
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A small scincomorph lizard with blunt teeth. |
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Parviraptor |
P. gilmorei |
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An anguimorph lizard. |
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Saurillodon |
Indeterminate |
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A scincomorph lizard whose remains have been found in Middle Jurassic strata in England and Scotland as well as Late Jurassic strata in Portugal in addition to the Morrison formation remains. |
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Schilleria |
S. utahensis |
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A small scincomorph lizard of otherwise uncertain evolutionary affinities. It is the only lizard genus endemic to the Morrison Formation. |
Read more about this topic: Paleobiota Of The Morrison Formation
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