Figure 2: Details of Gueragama sulamericana and comparisons. | Nature Communications

Figure 2: Details of Gueragama sulamericana and comparisons.

From: A stem acrodontan lizard in the Cretaceous of Brazil revises early lizard evolution in Gondwana

Figure 2

Details of the lower jaw of Uromastyx acanthinurus (extant acrodontan—MCZ 27382) in labial (a) and occlusal (b) views. Scale bars, 5 mm. Details on the dentition and dentary of Gueragama sulamericana (CP.V 2,187) in occlusal (c), labial (d) and lingual (e) views. Scale bars, 1 mm. Ank., tooth ankylosis to dentary bone; L.ex., labial excavation on dentary; Pd.cr., posterodorsally ascending crest; Re.p., resorption pits; Re.t., replacement tooth; Sd.s., subdental shelf; Sh.cr., shearing crest; W., mediodistal wear facet.

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