Estescincosaurus cooki Estes 1964

Reptilia - Squamata

Alternative combination: Sauriscus cooki

Full reference: R. Estes. 1964. Fossil vertebrates from the Late Cretaceous Lance Formation, eastern Wyoming. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 49:1-187

Belongs to Estescincosaurus according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2012

See also Estes 1964 and Estes 1983

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UCMP 49994, a mandible (dentary). Its type locality is Lull 2 Quarry (UCMP V-5620), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (3: South Dakota, Wyoming collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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