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Reevaluation of the Cretaceous marine lizard Acteosaurus crassicostatus Calligaris, 1993

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Michael W. Caldwell  and
Michael S. Y. Lee
Michael W. Caldwell
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G2E9,
Michael S. Y. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Palaeontology, The South Australian Museum, and Department of Environmental Biology, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000,
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Acteosaurus crassicostatus Calligaris, 1993 was erected based on a partial skeleton of a small lizard found in marine carbonate rocks from the Cretaceous (Upper Cenomanian-Lower Turonian) of Comen, Slovenia. Here, we show that the holotype and only known specimen cannot be assigned to the genus Acteosaurus (Calligaris, 1993), but instead is referable to and indistinguishable from Adriosaurus suessi Seeley, 1881. Acteosaurus crassicostatus is therefore a junior objective synonym of Adriosaurus suessi.

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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 78 , Issue 3 , May 2004 , pp. 617 - 619
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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