†Oligodontosaurus wyomingensis Gilmore 1942 (worm lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Oligodontosauridae
Full reference: C. W. Gilmore. 1942. Paleocene faunas of the Polecat Bench Formation, Park County, Wyoming Part II. Lizards. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 85(2):159-167
Belongs to Oligodontosaurus according to C. W. Gilmore 1942
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: YPM-PU 14246, a mandible (left ramus bearing a complete dentition). Its type locality is Princeton Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: Montana, Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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