Reptilia - Squamata - Chthonophidae

Full reference: N. R. Longrich, J. Vinther, R. A. Pyron, D. Pisani, and J. A. Gauthier. 2015. Biogeography of worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) driven by end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B 282:20143034

Parent taxon: Amphisbaenia according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Amphisbaeniformes, Amphisbaenoidea, Crythiosauridae, Glyptosaurus walbeckensis, Hodzhakulia, Hyporhinidae, Oligodontosauridae, Polyodontobaenidae, Rhineuroidea

Subtaxa: Chthonophis

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Ecology: fossorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Bug Creek Anthills (Paleocene of Montana)

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