Calanguban Simões et al. 2015 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: T. R. Simões, M. W. Caldwell, and A. W. A. Kellner. 2015. A new Early Cretaceous lizard species from Brazil, and the phylogenetic position of the oldest known South American squamates. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13(7):601-614

Parent taxon: Scincomorpha according to T. R. Simões et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Apsgnathus, Balnealacerta, Becklesisaurus, Bellairsia, Bothriagenys, Carusiidae, Chromatogenys, Contogeniidae, Cordyloidea, Eoxantidae, Gilmoreteiidae, Globauridae, Hugueneysaurus, Kleskunsaurus, Lonchisaurus, Monocnemodon, Polyglyphanodontia, Slavoiidae, Chalcidae, Sepsidae

Subtaxa: Calanguban alamoi

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Type: Calanguban alamoi

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Nova Olinda quarries (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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