†Ophisaurus roqueprunensis Auge 1992
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Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Alternative combination: Dopasia roqueprunensis
Belongs to Ophisaurus according to A. Cernansky et al. 2016
See also Augé 2005
Sister taxa: Ophisaurus acuminatus, Ophisaurus apodus, Ophisaurus attenuatus, Ophisaurus canadensis, Ophisaurus compressus, Ophisaurus feifari, Ophisaurus harti, Ophisaurus holeci, Ophisaurus koellikeri, Ophisaurus robustus, Ophisaurus spinari, Ophisaurus ventralis
Type specimen: IRScNB R120 (left dentary). Its type locality is Roqueprune 2, which is in a MP 23 terrestrial phosphorite in France.
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Belgium (2 collections), France (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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