†Blanosaurus Folie et al. 2013 (worm lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Blanidae
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: Blanidae according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2015
See also Folie et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Cuvieribaena, Louisamphisbaena
Subtaxa: Blanosaurus primeocaenus
Type: Blanosaurus primeocaenus
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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