Biology:Primitivus manduriensis
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Short description: Extinct species of squamate
| Primitivus manduriensis | |
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| MPUR NS 161, the holotype | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Primitivus |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/PrimitivusP. manduriensis
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| Template:Taxonomy/PrimitivusPrimitivus manduriensis | |
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]
Etymology
P. maduriensis is named after Primitivo di Manduria, a type of wine made using Zinfandel grapes.[1]
See also
- Apulia Carbonate Platform, where P. manduriensis was discovered
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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 (Royal Society Publishing) 5 (6). doi:10.1098/rsos.172411. PMID 30110414. Bibcode: 2018RSOS....572411P.
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