Yantarogekko

Yantarogekko is an extinct genus of gekko found trapped in Eocene-aged Baltic amber.[1]

Yantarogekko
Temporal range: 55.8–33.9 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Yantarogekko
Bauer et al., 2005
Species:
Y. balticus
Binomial name
Yantarogekko balticus
Bauer et al., 2005

References

  1. Bauer, Aaron M.; Böhme, Wolfgang; Weitschat, Wolfgang (2005). "An Early Eocene gecko from Baltic amber and its implications for the evolution of gecko adhesion". Journal of Zoology. 265 (4): 327–332. doi:10.1017/S0952836904006259. ISSN 0952-8369.
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