Retinosaurus
Sign in to saveRetinosaurus (meaning "amber lizard") is an extinct genus of scincomorph lizard from the Early Cretaceous of Myanmar. The genus contains a single species, Retinosaurus hkamtiensis, known from a specimen preserved in amber.
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Vinony's link graph records 132 inbound references to Retinosaurus, and connects out to Scincidae, Night lizard and Scincomorpha.
Vinony files it under Cretaceous lizards, Early Cretaceous reptiles of Asia and Fossils of Myanmar.
Vinony links it to 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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Retinosaurus (meaning "amber lizard") is an extinct genus of scincomorph lizard from the Early Cretaceous of Myanmar. The genus contains a single species, Retinosaurus hkamtiensis, known from a specimen preserved in amber.
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