Reptilia - Squamata

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, Globauridae, Hugueneysaurus, Kleskunsaurus, Monocnemodon, Polyglyphanodontia, Slavoiidae, Chalcidae, Sepsidae

Subtaxa: Lonchisaurus trichurus

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Type: Lonchisaurus trichurus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Bushy Tailed Blowout (Cretaceous of Wyoming)

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