Full reference: A. Folie, B. Sigé, and T. Smith. 2005. A new scincomorph lizard from the Palaeocene of Belgium and the origin of Scincoidea in Europe. Naturwissenschaften 92:542-546
Parent taxon: Scincoidea according to A. Folie et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Carusia, Cordylidae, Cordyliformes, Dakotaseps, Dimekodontosaurus, Eoxanta, Estescincosaurus, Feyliniidae, Foliesaurus, Gerrhosauridae, Globaura, Hymenosaurus, Myrmecodaptria, Ornatocephalus, Paramacellodidae, Parmeosaurus, Pyrenasaurus, Scincidae, Tepexisaurus, Webbsaurus, Xantusiidae
Subtaxa: Scincoideus grassator Scincoideus haininensis
Type: Scincoideus haininensis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Wyoming collections)
• Paleocene of Belgium (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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