First record of lizard skin fossil from China with description of a new genus (Lacertilia, Scincomorpha)

Abstract

ΟA bs t r a c tI n t hep rese ntp ap e r , a new L a t eJ u r assi c liza r d f ossil ,J ehol acer t af or mos a ge n .etsp . nov . , is desc ri be d . I t is wellp rese r ve d wi t h l a rge a rea ep i de r mal sc ales , rep rese nt i ng t he f i rs t rec or d of liza r d s ki n f ossil i n Chi na . Key w o r dsN or t he r n He bei , L a t eJ u r assi c , Sci nc omorp ha , newge n us , new sp ecies , s ki n(ep i de r mal sc ales).