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EOCENE LIZARD FROM JAMAICA

Stephen Tilley

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Abstract

The first remains of a Tertiary squamate reptile recovered from Jamaica consist of four fragments of a lizard dentary. It is the oldest squamate yet known from the West Indies. Although too incomplete to diagnose, the jaw fragments appear to be those of an iguanian, and possibly referable to an anoloid (Polychrotidae). This lizard is the first evidence of Jamaica's preinun- dation herpetofauna.

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The first remains of a Tertiary squamate reptile recovered from Jamaica consist of four fragments of a lizard dentary. It is the oldest squamate yet known from the West Indies. Although too incomplete to diagnose, the jaw fragments appear to be those of an iguanian, and possibly referable to an anoloid (Polychrotidae). This lizard is the first evidence of Jamaica's preinun- dation herpetofauna.

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The first remains of a Tertiary squamate reptile recovered from Jamaica consist of four fragments of a lizard dentary. It is the oldest squamate yet known from the West Indies. Although too incomplete to diagnose, the jaw fragments appear to be those of an iguanian, and possibly referable to an anoloid (Polychrotidae). This lizard is the first evidence of Jamaica's preinun- dation herpetofauna.

Key concepts: Lizard, West indies, Squamata, Sauria, Geography, Zoology, Paleontology, Geology

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