Megachirella Renesto and Posenato 2003 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: S. Renesto and R. Posenato. 2003. A new lepidosauromorph reptile from the Middle Triassic of the Dolomites (Northern Italy). Italian Journal of Paleontology and Stratigraphy 109:463-474

Parent taxon: Squamata according to T. R. Simões et al. 2018

See also Renesto and Bernardi 2014 and Renesto and Posenato 2003

Sister taxa: Ameivoidea, Amphisbaenia, Anguimorpha, Anhuisaurus, Anomalopsis, Anqingosaurus, Araeoscelomorphi, Ardeosaurus, Asagaolacerta, Bavarisaurus, Changjiangosaurus, Cuencasaurus, Dibamidae, Draconoidea, Eichstaettisaurus, Episquamata, Gekkonomorpha, Hakuseps, Haplodontosaurus, Harpagosaurus excedens, Hongshanxi, Hoyalacerta, Huehuecuetzpalli, Iguana haueri, Iguanomorpha, Jucaraseps, Kuroyuriella, Lacertibaenia, Lacertilia, Liushusaurus, Macrocnemidae, Moqisaurus, Mosasauridae, Mosasauroidea, Oculudentavis, Olindalacerta, Ophidia, Oxiella, Paikasisaurus, Palaeophidae, Paleochelco, Pangekkota, Panscincoidea, Panxantusiidae, Panxenosaurus, Paraplacosauriops, Parasaurillus, Parviraptor, Pseudosaurillus, Pythonomorpha, Sauripes, Scandensia, Scincogekkonomorpha, Scincoidea, Scincomorpha, Scleroglossa, Tedorosaurus, Thalattosauromorphi, Trachelosauridae, Vialorophis, Xestops gracilis, Yabeinosaurus, Yabeinosaurus youngi, Zanclodontidae

Subtaxa: Megachirella wachtleri

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Type: Megachirella wachtleri

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Above bed K11, Monte Prà della Vacca / Kuehwiesenkopf area (Triassic of Italy)

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