The first iguanian lizard from the Mesozoic of Africa

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Apesteguía, Sebastián; Daza, Juan D.; Simões, Tiago R.; Rage, Jean Claude
Año de publicación
2016
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The fossil record shows that iguanian lizards were widely distributed during the Late Cretaceous. However, the biogeographic history and early evolution of one of its most diverse and peculiar clades (acrodontans) remain poorly known. Here, we present the first Mesozoic acrodontan from Africa, which also represents the oldest iguanian lizard from that continent. The new taxon comes from the Kem Kem Beds in Morocco (Cenomanian, Late Cretaceous) and is based on a partial lower jaw. The new taxon presents a number of features that are found only among acrodontan lizards and shares greatest similarities with uromastycines, specifically. In a combined evidence phylogenetic dataset comprehensive of all major acrodontan lineages using multiple tree inference methods (traditional and implied weighting maximum-parsimony, and Bayesian inference), we found support for the placement of the new species within uromastycines, along with Gueragama sulamericana (Late Cretaceous of Brazil). The new fossil supports the previously hypothesized widespread geographical distribution of acrodontans in Gondwana during the Mesozoic. Additionally, it provides the first fossil evidence of uromastycines in the Cretaceous, and the ancestry of acrodontan iguanians in Africa.
Fil: Apesteguía, Sebastián. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Daza, Juan D.. Sam Houston State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Simões, Tiago R.. University Of Alberta; Canadá
Fil: Rage, Jean Claude. Universite Pierre Et Marie Curie; Francia
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Acrodonta
Biogeography
Cretaceous
Gondwana
Phylogeny
Squamata
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spelling The first iguanian lizard from the Mesozoic of AfricaApesteguía, SebastiánDaza, Juan D.Simões, Tiago R.Rage, Jean ClaudeAcrodontaBiogeographyCretaceousGondwanaPhylogenySquamatahttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The fossil record shows that iguanian lizards were widely distributed during the Late Cretaceous. However, the biogeographic history and early evolution of one of its most diverse and peculiar clades (acrodontans) remain poorly known. Here, we present the first Mesozoic acrodontan from Africa, which also represents the oldest iguanian lizard from that continent. The new taxon comes from the Kem Kem Beds in Morocco (Cenomanian, Late Cretaceous) and is based on a partial lower jaw. The new taxon presents a number of features that are found only among acrodontan lizards and shares greatest similarities with uromastycines, specifically. In a combined evidence phylogenetic dataset comprehensive of all major acrodontan lineages using multiple tree inference methods (traditional and implied weighting maximum-parsimony, and Bayesian inference), we found support for the placement of the new species within uromastycines, along with Gueragama sulamericana (Late Cretaceous of Brazil). The new fossil supports the previously hypothesized widespread geographical distribution of acrodontans in Gondwana during the Mesozoic. Additionally, it provides the first fossil evidence of uromastycines in the Cretaceous, and the ancestry of acrodontan iguanians in Africa.Fil: Apesteguía, Sebastián. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Daza, Juan D.. Sam Houston State University; Estados UnidosFil: Simões, Tiago R.. University Of Alberta; CanadáFil: Rage, Jean Claude. Universite Pierre Et Marie Curie; FranciaThe Royal Society2016-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/18384Apesteguía, Sebastián; Daza, Juan D.; Simões, Tiago R.; Rage, Jean Claude; The first iguanian lizard from the Mesozoic of Africa; The Royal Society; Royal Society Open Science; 3; 9; 9-2016; 1-132054-5703CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1098/rsos.160462info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:48:08Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/18384instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:48:08.556CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The first iguanian lizard from the Mesozoic of Africa
title The first iguanian lizard from the Mesozoic of Africa
spellingShingle The first iguanian lizard from the Mesozoic of Africa
Apesteguía, Sebastián
Acrodonta
Biogeography
Cretaceous
Gondwana
Phylogeny
Squamata
title_short The first iguanian lizard from the Mesozoic of Africa
title_full The first iguanian lizard from the Mesozoic of Africa
title_fullStr The first iguanian lizard from the Mesozoic of Africa
title_full_unstemmed The first iguanian lizard from the Mesozoic of Africa
title_sort The first iguanian lizard from the Mesozoic of Africa
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Apesteguía, Sebastián
Daza, Juan D.
Simões, Tiago R.
Rage, Jean Claude
author Apesteguía, Sebastián
author_facet Apesteguía, Sebastián
Daza, Juan D.
Simões, Tiago R.
Rage, Jean Claude
author_role author
author2 Daza, Juan D.
Simões, Tiago R.
Rage, Jean Claude
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Acrodonta
Biogeography
Cretaceous
Gondwana
Phylogeny
Squamata
topic Acrodonta
Biogeography
Cretaceous
Gondwana
Phylogeny
Squamata
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The fossil record shows that iguanian lizards were widely distributed during the Late Cretaceous. However, the biogeographic history and early evolution of one of its most diverse and peculiar clades (acrodontans) remain poorly known. Here, we present the first Mesozoic acrodontan from Africa, which also represents the oldest iguanian lizard from that continent. The new taxon comes from the Kem Kem Beds in Morocco (Cenomanian, Late Cretaceous) and is based on a partial lower jaw. The new taxon presents a number of features that are found only among acrodontan lizards and shares greatest similarities with uromastycines, specifically. In a combined evidence phylogenetic dataset comprehensive of all major acrodontan lineages using multiple tree inference methods (traditional and implied weighting maximum-parsimony, and Bayesian inference), we found support for the placement of the new species within uromastycines, along with Gueragama sulamericana (Late Cretaceous of Brazil). The new fossil supports the previously hypothesized widespread geographical distribution of acrodontans in Gondwana during the Mesozoic. Additionally, it provides the first fossil evidence of uromastycines in the Cretaceous, and the ancestry of acrodontan iguanians in Africa.
Fil: Apesteguía, Sebastián. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Daza, Juan D.. Sam Houston State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Simões, Tiago R.. University Of Alberta; Canadá
Fil: Rage, Jean Claude. Universite Pierre Et Marie Curie; Francia
description The fossil record shows that iguanian lizards were widely distributed during the Late Cretaceous. However, the biogeographic history and early evolution of one of its most diverse and peculiar clades (acrodontans) remain poorly known. Here, we present the first Mesozoic acrodontan from Africa, which also represents the oldest iguanian lizard from that continent. The new taxon comes from the Kem Kem Beds in Morocco (Cenomanian, Late Cretaceous) and is based on a partial lower jaw. The new taxon presents a number of features that are found only among acrodontan lizards and shares greatest similarities with uromastycines, specifically. In a combined evidence phylogenetic dataset comprehensive of all major acrodontan lineages using multiple tree inference methods (traditional and implied weighting maximum-parsimony, and Bayesian inference), we found support for the placement of the new species within uromastycines, along with Gueragama sulamericana (Late Cretaceous of Brazil). The new fossil supports the previously hypothesized widespread geographical distribution of acrodontans in Gondwana during the Mesozoic. Additionally, it provides the first fossil evidence of uromastycines in the Cretaceous, and the ancestry of acrodontan iguanians in Africa.
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Apesteguía, Sebastián; Daza, Juan D.; Simões, Tiago R.; Rage, Jean Claude; The first iguanian lizard from the Mesozoic of Africa; The Royal Society; Royal Society Open Science; 3; 9; 9-2016; 1-13
2054-5703
CONICET Digital
CONICET
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