Reptilia - Squamata - Globauridae
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
Parent taxon: Scincomorpha according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Apsgnathus, Balnealacerta, Becklesisaurus, Bellairsia, Bothriagenys, Calanguban, Carusiidae, Chromatogenys, Contogeniidae, Cordyloidea, Eoxantidae, Gilmoreteiidae, Hugueneysaurus, Kleskunsaurus, Lonchisaurus, Monocnemodon, Polyglyphanodontia, Slavoiidae, Sepsidae, Chalcidae
Subtaxa: Contogenys Khereidia
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (3: Colorado, Montana collections)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), India (1), Mongolia (1), Romania (1), United States (8: Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence