''Meyasaurus'' is an extinct genus of
Teiid lizard known from the Barremian of
Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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and the Isle of Wight, UK. Four species are known from Spain, from the
La Huérguina,
Camarillas
Camarillas is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2018 census (INE
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Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center
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, and
La Pedrera de Rúbies Formations while an indeterminate taxon is known from the
Wessex Formation
The Wessex Formation is a fossil-rich English geological formation that dates from the Berriasian to Barremian stages (about 145–125 million years ago) of the Early Cretaceous. It forms part of the Wealden Group and underlies the younger Vec ...
of Isle of Wight.
It is a possible close relative of ''
Barbatteius
''Barbatteius'' is an extinct genus of teiid lizard represented by the type species ''Barbatteius vremiri'' from the Late Cretaceous of Romania. ''B. vremiri'' was named in 2016 on the basis of a well preserved skull from the Haţeg Basin and d ...
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and other members of
Barbatteiidae.
References
Cretaceous lizards
Barremian life
Cretaceous Spain
Fossils of Spain
Camarillas Formation
La Huérguina Formation
Fossil taxa described in 1915
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