Synchrotron tomography of NMS G.2022.1.1 resolves a near-complete skeleton with crown-like and retained character states, while functional and stem placement remain inferences.
Represented range168.2–165.3 Ma
RegionsKilmaluag Formation, Isle of Skye, Scotland
CladesPan-Squamata · Bellairsia gracilis
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morphology · medium
Synchrotron-scanned NMS G.2022.1.1 preserves a Jurassic mosaic of squamate-like and retained skeletal states and is recovered on the squamate stem in cited matrices; proposed kinesis and crown timing are not directly observed.