Pseudolacerta De Stefano, 1903

Pseudolacerta De Stefano, 1903

aff. Pseudolacerta sp.

Figure 12 View Fig

Material. One right maxilla ( UM-BFI 3081); and one dentary ( UM-BFI 3100).

Description

Maxilla: UM-BFI 3081 preserves the posterior region of the right maxilla ( Fig. 12a–d View Fig ). Four broad pleurodont teeth are preserved ( Fig. 12a, b View Fig ). Tey are tricuspid, with a large median cusp and two faint mesial and distal accessory cusps ( Fig. 12a, b View Fig ).

Dentary: UM-BFI 3100 is a fragment of a large dentary ( Fig. 12e–f View Fig ). Tree caniniform teeth are preserved

( Fig. 12e, f View Fig ). Tey are broad and slightly curved posteriorly ( Fig. 12e View Fig ).

Attribution and remarks. Both maxilla and dentary resemble elements assigned to Pseudolacerta on the following characters ( Augé, 2005):

(1) anterior teeth large and caniniform

(2) teeth with broad base (vs, slender in other pleurodontans, like Cadurciguana )

(3) its large size (compared to other pleurodontans)

However, both UM-BFI 3081 and UM-BFI 3100 are too poorly preserved to warrant a definite assignment to Pseudolacerta . Tus, we assign both specimens to aff. Pseudolacerta sp. , in order to highlight the strong similarities between the La Bouffie specimens and that genus.

?Pleurodonta incertae sedis

Phosphoriguana gen. nov.

ZooBank registration. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:30E2FB55-7E96-4256-BD03-8626D1C0503C .

Type species. Phosphoriguana peritechne gen. et sp. nov.

Etymology. Te new genus name Phosphoriguana originates from the Greek word “φ ώ σφορος” (“phosphoros”), referring to the Phosphorites du Quercy, and the extant genus Iguana .

Diagnosis. As for the type and only known species, Phosphoriguana peritechne gen. et sp. nov.