Title
A new platynotan lizard (Diapsida, Squamata) from the late Cretaceous Gobi Desert (Ömnogöv), Mongolia
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3605
By
Norell, Mark A.
Gao, Keqin, 1955-
Conrad, Jack L.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2008
Notes
Title from caption.
"April 9, 2008." (First printing erroneously dated Apr. 9, 2007.)
Here we describe a new diminutive varanoid from the Late Cretaceous Djadoktha Formation of Omnogov, Mongolia. The new taxon, Ovoo gurval, was found in the Nemegt Basin at the locality of Little Ukhaa, a locality adjacent to the rich fossil beds of Ukhaa Tolgod. The new varanoid is similar to Aiolosaurus oriens, another small varanoid from the Ukhaa Tolgod locality and several diagnostic characters of Ovoo gurval are shared with Aiolosaurus oriens. Ovoo gurval also has a pair of unusual neomorphic ossifications on the skull roof overlying the frontonasal contact. Positionally, these are unlike any neomorphic ossifications in other squamates, and certainly can be distinguished from osteoderms found in some varanoids.
Subjects
Cretaceous
,
Mongolia
,
Ovoo gurval
,
Paleontology
,
Reptiles, Fossil
,
Squamata, Fossil
,
Ukhaa Tolgod Region
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3605 2008
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2008)3605[1:ANPLDS]2.0.CO;2
OCLC:
222279347
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