†family Polyodontobaenidae Folie et al. 2013 (worm lizard)

Reptilia - Squamata - Polyodontobaenidae

Full reference: A. Folie, R. Smith, and T. Smith. 2013. New amphisbaenian lizards from the Early Paleogene of Europe and their implications for the early evolution of modern amphisbaenians. Geologica Belgica 16(4):227-235

Parent taxon: Amphisbaenia according to A. Folie et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Amphisbaeniformes, Amphisbaenoidea, Chthonophidae, Crythiosauridae, Hodzhakulia, Hyporhinidae, Oligodontosauridae, Rhineuroidea

Subtaxa: Camptognathosaurus Polyodontobaena

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Type: Polyodontobaena

Ecology: fossorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (3), Germany (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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