Xestops Cope 1873 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae

Invalid subtaxa: Dimetopisaurus Hecht 1959, Oreosaurus Marsh 1872 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Glyptosaurinae according to R. M. Sullivan 1986

See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1983, Galbreath 1953, Gilmore 1938, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hecht 1959, McDowell and Bogert 1954 and Meszoely 1970

Sister taxa: Arpadosaurus, Diacium quinquepedale, Eoglyptosaurus, Glyptosaurini, Glyptosaurus, Helodermoides, Melanosaurini, Melanosaurus, Paraglyptosaurus, Placosaurus, Proxestops, Sullivania

Subtaxa: Oreosaurus gracilis Oreosaurus lentus Oreosaurus microdus Oreosaurus minutus Oreosaurus vagans Xestops savagei Xestops vagans

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Type: Oreosaurus vagans

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of the Czech Republic (1 collection)

• Eocene of United States (25: North Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)

• Clarkforkian of United States (3: Wyoming)

Total: 29 collections including 34 occurrences

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