Lizard Quarry (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Sioux County, Nebraska (42.4° N, 103.6° W: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 99.3° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

• none given

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: J. A. Holman. 1977. Additional snakes from the Miocene of western Nebraska. Herpetologica 33(4):443-446 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27510: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 08.12.2002

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Squamata - Loxocemidae
Ogmophis cf. miocompactus Holman 1976 Mexican burrowing snake
 Squamata - Boidae
Geringophis yatkolae n. sp. Holman 1977 sand boa
 Squamata - Colubridae
Colubrinae indet. Oppel 1811 colubrid snake