†Socognathus brachyodon Longrich et al. 2012 (squamates)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Chamopsiidae
Full reference: N. R. Longrich, B.-A. S. Bhullar, and J. A. Gauthier. 2012. Mass extinction of lizards and snakes at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109(52):21396-21401
Belongs to Socognathus according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2012
Sister taxon: Socognathus unicuspis
Type specimen: YPM-PU 16724, a mandible (dentary ). Its type locality is Polecat Bench: Lance, which is in a Lancian terrestrial horizon in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Polecat Bench: Lance
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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