References / paperLate Triassic Cryptovaranoides microlanius is a squamate, not an archosauromorph
Whiteside, D.I.; Chambi-Trowell, S.A.V.; Benton, M.J.
Year2024
Source roleprimary-study
DOI / ID10.1098/rsos.231874
Fitness and scope
morphology · topology · methods
The response restricts conservative scoring to holotype or directly referable elements and retains a crown-squamate interpretation; disputed referrals and character identities remain explicit.
Claim ledger
topology · contestedCryptovaranoides holotype NHMUK PV R36822 and disputed referred bones currently support incompatible published placements because element identity, referral and character scoring differ; this package does not treat the taxon as a secure crown-squamate first appearance.
claim:event:cryptovaranoides-competing-topologies