Table 1. List of Jurassic and Early Cretaceous Fossil Squamates.
Fossil squamate species from Jurassic and early Cretaceous localities (see Evans, 2003; Xing et al., 2018 for similar compilations).
| Species | Age | Locality | Depositional environment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardeosaurus brevipes | Tithonian, Late Jurassic (150.8–145.5 Ma) |
Solnhofen Limestone, Germany | Lagoon | Estes (1983) |
| Ardeosaurus digitatellus | Tithonian, Late Jurassic (150.8–145.5 Ma) |
Solnhofen Limestone, Germany | Lagoon | Hoffstetter (1964) |
| Balnealacerta silvestris | Bathonian, Middle Jurassic (167.7–164.7 Ma) |
Kirtlington Cement Works Quarry, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom | Mixed coastal lake and pond | Evans (1998) |
| Bavarisaurus macrodactylus | Tithonian, Late Jurassic (150.8–145.5 Ma) |
Solnhofen Limestone, Germany | Lagoon | Estes (1983) |
| Becklesius hoffstetteri | Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic (155.7–150.8 Ma) |
Guimarota Mine, Leiria, Portugal Alcobaca formation, Portugal |
Lagoon | Seiffert (1975) |
| Bellairsia gracilis | Bathonian, Middle Jurassic (167.7–164.7 Ma) |
Kirtlington Cement Works Quarry, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom | Mixed coastal lake and pond | Evans (1998) |
| Bharatagama rebbanensis | Toarcian, Early Jurassic (183.0–171.6 Ma) |
Kota Formation, Paikasigudem, India | Terrestrial: claystone and sandstone | Evans, Prasad & Manhas (2002) |
| But see: Conrad (2018) | ||||
| Changetisaurus estesi | Bathonian, Middle Jurassic (167.7–164.7 Ma) |
Balabansai formation, Jalal-Abad, Krygyzstan | Terrestrial: red claystone | Federov & Nessov (1992) |
| Diablophis gilmorei | Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic (150.8–145.5 Ma) |
Morrison Formation, Colorado USA | Fluvial | Evans (1996) |
| Dorsetisauridae sp. | Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic (155.7–145.5 Ma) |
Morrison Formation, Como Bluff, Wyoming | Fluvial | Prothero & Estes (1980) |
| Dorsetisaurus purbeckensis | Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic (155.7–145.5 Ma) Middle Berriasian, Early Cretaceous (145–140.2 Ma) |
Alcobaça Formation, Portugal Lulworth Formation, England, United Kingdom |
Lagoon Marine |
Hoffstetter (1967) |
| Durotrigia triconidens | Oxfordian, Late Jurassic (161.2–155.7 Ma) |
Cordebugle, Lisieux, Basse-Normandie, France | coarse channel fill; concretionary, ferruginous, conglomeratic sandstone | Hoffstetter (1967) |
| Eichstaettisaurus schroederi | Tithonian, Late Jurassic (150.8–145.5 Ma) |
Solnhofen Limestone, Germany | Lagoon | Hoffstetter (1964) |
| Eophis underwoodi | Bathonian, Middle Jurassic (167.7–164.7 Ma) |
Kirtlington Cement Works Quarry, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom | Mixed coastal lake and pond | Caldwell et al. (2015) |
| Eoscincus ornatus | Tithonian, Late Jurassic (150–145 Ma) |
Morrison Formation, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah | Fluvial | Brownstein et al. (2022) |
| Hongshanxi xiei | Oxfordian, Late Jurassic (161.2–155.7 Ma) |
Tiaojishan Formation, Guanchaishan, China | Lacustrine | Dong et al. (2019) |
| Introrsisaurus pollicidens | Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic (155.7–150.8 Ma) |
Guimarota Mine, Leiria, Portugal Alcobaca formation, Portugal |
Lagoon | Hoffstetter (1967) |
| Microteras borealis | Tithonian, Late Jurassic (150–145 Ma) |
Morrison Formation, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah | Fluvial | Brownstein et al. (2022) |
| Oxiella tenuis | Bathonian, Middle Jurassic (167.7–164.7 Ma) |
Kirtlington Cement Works Quarry, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom | Mixed coastal lake and pond | Evans (1998) |
| Palaeolacerta bavarica | Tithonian, Late Jurassic (150.8–145.5 Ma) |
Solnhofen Limestone, Germany | Lagoon | Estes (1983) |
| Parviraptor estesi | Bathonian, Late Jurassic (167.7–164.7 Ma) |
Kirtlington Cement Works Quarry, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom | Mixed coastal lake and pond | Evans (1994) |
| Paramacellodus oweni | Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic (155.7–145.5 Ma) Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic (155.7–150.8 Ma) Bathonian, Middle Jurassic (167.7–164.7 Ma) |
Morrison Formation, Como Bluff, Wyoming Dinosaur National Monument, Utah Kilmaluag Formation, Scotland |
Fluvial Lagoon |
Hoffstetter (1967)
Evans & Chure (1998) Waldman & Savage (1972) |
| Paramacellodidae indet. | Upper Jurassic (161.2–145.5 Ma) |
Tendaguru Formation, Tanzania | Sandstone | Broschinski (1999) |
| Portugalophis lignites | Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic (155.7–150.8 Ma) |
Guimarota Mine, Leiria, Portugal Alcobaca formation, Portugal |
Coal swamps | Caldwell et al. (2015) |
| Saurillodon marmorensis | Bathonian, Middle Jurassic (167.7–164.7 Ma) |
Kirtlington Cement Works Quarry, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom | Mixed coastal lake and pond | Evans (1998) |
| Saurillodon proraformis | Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic (155.7–150.8 Ma) |
Guimarota Mine, Leiria, Portugal Alcobaca formation, Portugal |
Lagoon | Estes (1983) |
| Saurillus henkeli | Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic (155.7–150.8 Ma) |
Guimarota Mine, Leiria, Portugal Alcobaca formation, Portugal |
Lagoon | Seiffert (1975) |
| Saurillus obtusus | Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic (155.7–150.8 Ma) |
Guimarota Mine, Leiria, Portugal Alcobaca formation, Portugal |
Lagoon | Seiffert (1975) |
| Schillerosaurus utahensis | Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic (155.7–145.5 Ma) |
Morrison Formation, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah | Fluvial | Nydam, Chure & Evans (2013) |
| Schoenesmahl dyspepsia | Tithonian, Late Jurassic (150.8–145.5 Ma) |
Solnhofen Limestone, Germany | Lagoon | Conrad (2018) |
| Sharovisaurus karatauensis | Oxfordian, Late Jurassic (161.2–150.8 Ma) |
Kerabastau formation, Kazakhastan | Lacustrine | Hecht & Hecht (1984) |
| Becklesius cataphractus | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | Calizas de la Huérguina Formation, Cuenca, Spain | Lacustrine | Richter (1994b) |
| Cuencasaurus estesi | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | Calizas de la Huérguina Formation, Cuenca, Spain | Lacustrine | Richter (1994b) |
| Dalinghosaurus longidigitus | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | Yixian Formation, Liaoning, China | Fluvial | Evans & Wang (2005) |
| Hoyalacerta sanzi | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | Calizas de la Huérguina Formation, Cuenca, Spain | Lacustrine | Evans & Barbadillo (1999) |
| Jucaraseps grandipes | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | Calizas de la Huérguina Formation, Cuenca, Spain | Lacustrine | Bolet & Evans (2012) |
| Liushusaurus acanthocaudata | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | Yixian Formation, Liaoning, China | Lacustrine | Evans & Wang (2010) |
| Meyasaurus crusafonti | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | La Pedrera de Meià, El Montsec, Spain | Lacustrine | Evans & Barbadillo (1996) |
| Meyasaurus diazromerali | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | Calizas de la Huérguina Formation, Cuenca, Spain | Lacustrine | Evans & Barbadillo (1997) |
| Meyasaurus faurai | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | La Pedrera de Meià, El Montsec, Spain | Lacustrine | Evans & Barbadillo (1996) |
| Meyasaurus unaensis | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | Calizas de la Huérguina Formation, Cuenca, Spain | Alluvial | Richter (1994a) |
| Norellius nyctisaurops | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | Öösh Formation, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia | Terrestrial | Conrad & Daza (2015) |
| Pseudosaurillus becklesi | Middle Berriasian 145.5–140.2 Ma | Lulworth Formation, England, UK | Marine | Hoffstetter (1967) |
| Purbicella ragei | Middle Berriasian 145.5–140.2 Ma | Lulworth Formation, England, UK | Marine | Evans, Jones & Matsumoto (2012) |
| Scandensia ciervensis | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | Calizas de la Huérguina Formation, Cuenca, Spain | Lacustrine | Evans & Barbadillo (1998) |
| Yabeinosaurus bicupsidens | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | Yixian Formation, Liaoning, China | Lacustrine | Dong, Wang & Evans (2017) |
| Yabeinosaurus robustus | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | Yixian Formation, Liaoning, China | Lacustrine | Dong, Wang & Evans (2017) |
| Yabeinosaurus tenuis | Late Barremian, Early Cretaceous 130–125.5 Ma | Yixian Formation, Liaoning, China | Lacustrine | Dong, Wang & Evans (2017) |