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Cretaceogekko (meaning “Cretaceous gecko”) is an extinct monotypic genus of gecko (represented by the type species Cretaceogekko burmae) known from a single partial specimen preserved in Burmese amber from the Cenomanian of Myanmar. The specimen was found in the Hukawng Valley in 2001 and the genus and species were named by E. Nicholas Arnold and George Poinar in 2008. The specimen includes a foot and partial tail. Cretaceogekko is the oldest known gecko, predating the Late Cretaceous gecko Gobekko and the Paleogene gecko , which has also been preserved in amber.

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  • Cretaceogekko (meaning “Cretaceous gecko”) is an extinct monotypic genus of gecko (represented by the type species Cretaceogekko burmae) known from a single partial specimen preserved in Burmese amber from the Cenomanian of Myanmar. The specimen was found in the Hukawng Valley in 2001 and the genus and species were named by E. Nicholas Arnold and George Poinar in 2008. The specimen includes a foot and partial tail. Cretaceogekko is the oldest known gecko, predating the Late Cretaceous gecko Gobekko and the Paleogene gecko , which has also been preserved in amber. The preserved foot shows that Cretaceogekko already possessed the tiny lamellae or ridges on the toe pads that allow modern geckos to cling to vertical surfaces. Cretaceogekko had a striped skin pattern that probably served as camouflage. (en)
  • Cretaceogekko es un género extinto de geco (representado solo por la especie tipo Cretaceogekko burmae) conocido a partir de un único espécimen parcial preservado en ámbar del Cretácico Inferior de Birmania. El espécimen fue hallado en el en 2001 y el género y la especie fueron nombrados por E. Nicholas Arnold y en 2008. El ejemplar incluye un pie y una cola parcial. Cretaceogekko es el geco más antiguo conocido, antecediendo a del Cretácico Superior y a del Paleógeno, los cuales también se han preservado en ámbar.​ El pie preservado muestra que Cretaceogekko ya poseía las pequeñas bordes en las almohadillas adhesivas de los pies que le permiten a los gecos modernos sostenerse en superficies verticales. Cretaceogekko tenía un patrón rayado en la piel que probablemente le servía para camuflarse.​ (es)
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  • Arnold & Poinar, 2008 (en)
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  • Cretaceogekko (en)
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  • Cretaceogekko burmae (en)
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  • Arnold & Poinar, 2008 (en)
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  • Cretaceogekko (meaning “Cretaceous gecko”) is an extinct monotypic genus of gecko (represented by the type species Cretaceogekko burmae) known from a single partial specimen preserved in Burmese amber from the Cenomanian of Myanmar. The specimen was found in the Hukawng Valley in 2001 and the genus and species were named by E. Nicholas Arnold and George Poinar in 2008. The specimen includes a foot and partial tail. Cretaceogekko is the oldest known gecko, predating the Late Cretaceous gecko Gobekko and the Paleogene gecko , which has also been preserved in amber. (en)
  • Cretaceogekko es un género extinto de geco (representado solo por la especie tipo Cretaceogekko burmae) conocido a partir de un único espécimen parcial preservado en ámbar del Cretácico Inferior de Birmania. El espécimen fue hallado en el en 2001 y el género y la especie fueron nombrados por E. Nicholas Arnold y en 2008. El ejemplar incluye un pie y una cola parcial. Cretaceogekko es el geco más antiguo conocido, antecediendo a del Cretácico Superior y a del Paleógeno, los cuales también se han preservado en ámbar.​ (es)
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  • Cretaceogekko (en)
  • Cretaceogekko (es)
  • Cretaceogekko (nl)
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