Norellius

No-rel-le-us.
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Name

Norellius.

Phonetic

No-rel-le-us.

Named By

J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Conrad‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Daza‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Squamata,‭ ‬Gekkonomorpha.

Diet

Insectivore.

Species

N.‭ ‬nyctisaurops‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬��sh Formation.

Time Period

Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Norellius is a genus of gekkonomorph that lived in Mongolia during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Naming and rediagnosing the Cretaceous gekkonomorph‭ (‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Squamata‭) ‬from ��sh‭ (‬�v�rkhangai,‭ ‬Mongolia‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬35‭(‬5‭)‬:e980891:1-5.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Conrad‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Daza‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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