†Parophisaurus Sullivan 1987 (squamates)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Full reference: R. M. Sullivan. 1987. Parophisaurus pawneensis (Gilmore, 1928) new genus of anguid lizard from the middle Oligocene of North America. Journal of Herpetology 21(2):115-133
Parent taxon: Anguinae according to R. M. Sullivan 1987
Sister taxa: Anguini, Anguis, Headonhillia, Ophipseudopus, Ophisaurini, Ophisauriscus, Ragesaurus, Smithosaurus
Subtaxa: Parophisaurus mccloskeyi Parophisaurus pawneensis
Ecology: insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (12: Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming collections)
• Eocene of United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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