Jonathas Bittencourt et al. report the discovery of a fossil lizard in South America dated to at least 130 mya, about 20 million years earlier than previously thought. This finding suggests early lizards in South America were much more broadly distributed than extant species in this region.
- Jonathas Souza Bittencourt
- Tiago Rodrigues Simões
- Max Cardoso Langer