†Orthrioscincus mixtus Gao and Fox 1996 (skink)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Scincidae
Full reference: K. -Q. Gao and R. C. Fox. 1996. Taxonomy and evolution of Late Cretaceous lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from western Canada. Bulletin of the Carnegie Museum of natural History 33:1-107
Belongs to Orthrioscincus according to K. -Q. Gao and R. C. Fox 1996
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UALVP 29747, a mandible (incomplete left dentary with seven teeth and bases/spaces for ten others). Its type locality is Irvine microvertebrate site, which is in a Judithian terrestrial horizon in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Canada.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution: found only at Irvine microvertebrate site
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