''Meyasaurus'' is an extinct genus of
Teiid lizard known from the Barremian of
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
and the Isle of Wight, UK. Four species are known from Spain, from the
La Huérguina,
Camarillas, and
La Pedrera de Rúbies Formations while an indeterminate taxon is known from the
Wessex Formation
The Wessex Formation is a fossil-rich England, English geological formation that dates from the Berriasian to Barremian Stage (stratigraphy), stages of the Early Cretaceous. It forms part of the Wealden Group and underlies the younger Vectis Form ...
of Isle of Wight.
It is a possible close relative of ''
Barbatteius''
and other members of
Barbatteiidae
Barbatteiidae is an extinct family of lizards, endemic to the paleoisland Hațeg Island in the Tethys Ocean during the final stages of the Cretaceous, In what is now Romania. It contains two monotypic genera, ''Barbatteius'' and ''Oardasaurus'', ...
.
References
Cretaceous lizards
Barremian life
Cretaceous Spain
Fossils of Spain
Camarillas Formation
La Huérguina Formation
Fossil taxa described in 1915
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