†Prototeius Denton and O'Neill 1995 (squamates)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Chamopsiidae
Full reference: R. K. Denton and R. C. O'Neill. 1995. Prototeius stageri, gen. et sp. nov., a new teiid lizard from the Upper Cretaceous Marshalltown Formation of New Jersey, with a preliminary phylogenetic revision of the Teiidae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(2):235-253
Parent taxon: Chamopsiinae according to R. K. Denton and R. C. O'Neill 1995
See also Alifanov 2000
Sister taxa: Chamops, Haptosphenus, Leptochamops, Meniscognathus, Pelsochamops, Peneteius, Socognathus, Stypodontosaurus, Tripennaculus
Subtaxa: Prototeius stageri
Type: Prototeius stageri
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Ellisdale Site (Cretaceous of New Jersey)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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