†Palaeoscincosaurus pharkidodon Nydam and Fitzpatrick 2009 (squamates)
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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
Belongs to Palaeoscincosaurus according to R. L. Nydam and B. M. Fitzpatrick 2009
Sister taxon: Palaeoscincosaurus middletoni
Type specimen: OMNH 33855, a mandible (left dentary). Its type locality is OMNH V9, Wahweap Creek, which is in a Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Kaiparowits Formation of Utah.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Utah collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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