Lavergnesaurus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | †Lavergnesaurus |
| Species: | †L. lamarcki
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| Binomial name | |
| †Lavergnesaurus lamarcki Čerňanský et al., 2026
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Lavergnesaurus is an extinct monotypic genus of scincid lizard that lived in France during the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch.
Etymology
The generic name Lavergnesaurus is derived from the locality of Lavergne in France and from the Greek word saura, meaning lizard. The specific epithet of the type species, lamarcki, references Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, an early evolutionary biologist who developed the theory of evolution by acquired characteristics.[1]
References
- ^ Čerňanský, Andrej; Georgalis, Georgios L.; Orliac, Maeva J.; Martin, Jeremy E. (2 April 2026). "The reptiles from the Lavergne locality of Phosphorites du Quercy in France show a high taxonomic diversity at the end of the middle Eocene (MP 16)". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 145: 343–401. doi:10.3897/sjp.145.178570. ISSN 1664-2384. Retrieved 2 April 2026.