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Simon G. Scarpetta

Museum of Vertebrate ZoologyORCID 0000-0003-0976-9337Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Antonio MezaiD· 1 shared Chase Doran BrownsteiniD· 1 shared Dalton L. MeyeriD· 1 shared David LedesmaiD· 1 shared John J. JacisiniD· 1 shared Melissa E. KempiD· 1 shared Michael S. Y. LeeiD· 1 shared Michael Wayne CaldwelliD· 1 shared

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PaleontologybioRxivApr 18, 2025

Cryptovaranoides is not a squamate

Michael Wayne Caldwell, Chase Doran Brownstein, Dalton L. Meyer…·Tiago R. Simões

This paper challenges the classification of the fossil Cryptovaranoides microlanius as a crown squamate, highlighting issues with the morphological analysis supporting this claim.

DOI 10.7554/elife.107021

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PaleontologyPLoS ONEPeer-reviewedAug 15, 2024

Identification of Late Pleistocene and Holocene fossil lizards from Hall's Cave and a primer on morphological variation in North American lizard skulls

David Ledesma, Simon G. Scarpetta, John J. Jacisin…·Melissa E. Kemp

This paper identifies fossil lizard taxa from Hall's Cave using an apomorphic framework and provides a guide for improving fossil lizard identification across North America.

7 citations

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