New monstersaur specimens from the Kaiparowits Formation of Utah reveal unexpected richness of large-bodied lizards in Late Cretaceous North America

Monstersauria (Squamata, Anguimorpha) fossils are present in most Upper Cretaceous sedimentary basins in western North America, but despite almost a century of collection, their record remains extremely fragmentary. Here, we describe new material belonging to large-bodied monstersaurs, including a n...

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Principais autores:	C. Henrik Woolley, Joseph J. W. Sertich, Keegan M. Melstrom, Randall B. Irmis, Nathan D. Smith
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	The Royal Society 2025-06-01
Series:	Royal Society Open Science
Assuntos:	Monstersauria Squamata Laramidia Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument biogeography
Acceso en liña:	https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.250435
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