†Coniasaurus gracilodens Caldwell 1999 (squamates)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Dolichosauridae
Full reference: M. W. Caldwell. 1999. Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new species of Coniasaurus Owen, 1850 (Squamata). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(3):438-455
Belongs to Coniasaurus according to M. W. Caldwell 1999
Sister taxon: Coniasaurus crassidens
Type specimen: BMNH R44141, a partial skeleton (Partial skull, 4 dorsal vertebrae, ribs and a complete scapulocoracoid). Its type locality is Lidden Spout, Folkestone, which is in a Cenomanian basinal (carbonate) chalk in the Lower Chalk Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Lidden Spout, Folkestone
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