Reptilia - Squamata - Xantusiidae
Full reference: R. L. Nydam, T. B. Rowe, and R. L. Cifelli. 2013. Lizards and snakes of the Terlingua local fauna (Late Campanian), Aguja Formation, Texas, with comments on the distribution of paracontemporaneous squamates throughout the Western Interior of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(5):1081-1099
Parent taxon: Xantusiidae according to R. L. Nydam et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Cricosaura, Klauberina, Lepidophyma, Palaeoxantusia, Palepidophyma, Paracontogenys, Xantusia
Subtaxa: Catactegenys solaster
Type: Catactegenys solaster
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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