Herbstosaurus Herbstosaurus Herbstosaurus is the name given to a genus of pterosaur that lived during the Jurassic period, in what is now Argentina. In 1969 Argentine paleobotanist Rafael Herbst in the province Neuquén at Picun Leufú dug up a piece of sandstone holding a number of disarticulated bones of a small reptile. At the time it was assumed the rock dated from the Middle Jurassic (Callovian), about 163 million years ago. In 1974/1975 paleontologist Rodolfo Magín Casamiquela named the find as a new genus. The type species is "Herbstosaurus pigmaeus". The genus name honours Herbst and connects his name to Greek
Greek rock lizard will in some cases spit acid at other animals that annoy it. The chief threats faced by the Greek rock lizard are fires and the planting of "Eucalyptus" trees in place of the natural vegetation of the region. Although the lizard is quite common in places, its total area of occupancy is only around and as the amount of suitable habitat is reduced, its numbers are decreasing. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as being "near threatened" and bordering on "vulnerable. Greek rock lizard The Greek rock lizard ("Hellenolacerta graeca") is a species of lizard in