Paraplacosauriops quercyi Filhol 1882 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata

Alternative combination: Placosaurus quercyi

Belongs to Paraplacosauriops according to R. M. Sullivan and M. Augé 2006

See also Augé 2005 and Auge and Sullivan 2006

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNHN QU 16569 (neotype) (left dentary). Its type locality is Phosphorites du Quercy (for taxa with non-specific locality data), which is in an Eocene/Miocene terrestrial phosphorite in the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene to Miocene of France (1 collection)

• Eocene of Belgium (1), France (2)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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