Compound osteoderms preserved in amber reveal the oldest known skink
Abstract Scincidae is one of the most species-rich and cosmopolitan clades of squamate reptiles.Abundant disarticulated fossil material has also been attributed to this group, however, no complete pre-Cenozoic crown-scincid specimens have been found.A specimen in Burmite (99 MYA) is the first fossil that Mirrors can be unambiguously referred to thi