†family Contogeniidae Nydam and Fitzpatrick 2009 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Contogeniidae

Full reference: R. L. Nydam and B. M. Fitzpatrick. 2009. The occurrence of Contogenys-like lizards in the Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary of the Western Interior of the U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(3):677-701

Parent taxon: Scincomorpha according to R. L. Nydam and B. M. Fitzpatrick 2009

Sister taxa: Apsgnathus, Balnealacerta, Becklesisaurus, Bellairsia, Bothriagenys, Calanguban, Carusiidae, Chromatogenys, Cordyloidea, Eoxantidae, Gilmoreteiidae, Globauridae, Hugueneysaurus, Kleskunsaurus, Lonchisaurus, Monocnemodon, Polyglyphanodontia, Slavoiidae, Chalcidae, Sepsidae

Subtaxa: Palaeoscincosaurus Utahgenys

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (1: Colorado collection)

• Cretaceous of United States (7: Utah)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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