Primitivus manduriensis

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Primitivus manduriensis
Temporal range:
Upper Campanian-Lower Maastrichtian [1]
Holotype of Primitivus manduriensis.jpg
MPUR NS 161, the holotype
Primitivus manduriensis 3D model and reconstruction.jpg
3D model (A) and life reconstruction (B) of Primitivus manduriensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Dolichosauridae
Genus: Primitivus
Paparella et al., 2018 [1] [2]
Species:
P. manduriensis
Binomial name
Primitivus manduriensis
Paparella et al., 2018 [1] [3]

Primitivus manduriensis is an extinct species of dolichosaurid squamate that lived in what is now Apulia, Italy at the end of the Cretaceous period, from the upper Campanian to the lower Maastrichtian. [1]

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Etymology

P. maduriensis is named after Primitivo di Manduria, a type of wine made using Zinfandel grapes. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ilaria Paparella; Alessandro Palci; Umberto Nicosia; Michael W. Caldwell (2018). "A new fossil marine lizard with soft tissues from the Late Cretaceous of southern Italy". Royal Society Open Science . 5 (6) 172411. Royal Society Publishing. Bibcode:2018RSOS....572411P. doi: 10.1098/rsos.172411 . PMC   6030324 . PMID   30110414.
  2. Primitivus in the Paleobiology Database
  3. Primitivus manduriensis in the Paleobiology Database