†Chthonophis subterraneus Longrich et al. 2015 (worm lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Chthonophidae
Full reference: N. R. Longrich, J. Vinther, R. A. Pyron, D. Pisani, and J. A. Gauthier. 2015. Biogeography of worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) driven by end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B 282:20143034
Belongs to Chthonophis according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2015
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH 30799, a mandible (Right dentary). Its type locality is Bug Creek Anthills, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Bug Creek Anthills
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