Reptilia - Squamata - Amphisbaenidae
Full reference: A. Cernansky, J. C. Rage, and J. Klembara. 2015. The Early Miocene squamates of Amöneburg (Germany): the first stages of modern squamates in Europe. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13(2):97-128
Belongs to Blanus according to A. Cernansky et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Blanus cinereus, Blanus gracilis, Blanus mendezi, Blanus strauchi, Omoiotyphlops priscus
Type specimen: PAL EV 2013/271, a mandible (incomplete right dentary lacking the anterior portion). Its type locality is Amöneburg, which is in a MN 2 lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Wiesbaden Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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