Ovoo gurvel
Extinct species of lizards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ovoo gurvel /ˈoʊvoʊ/ is an extinct varanid lizard from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. It is one of the smallest and earliest monitor lizards. It was described in 2008. Ovoo possesses a pair of small bones in its skull that are not seen in any other lizard.
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Ovoo gurvel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Varanidae |
Genus: | †Ovoo Norell, Gao, & Conrad, 2008 |
Species: | †O. gurvel |
Binomial name | |
†Ovoo gurvel Norell, Gao, & Conrad, 2008 | |
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