†Pseudopus moguntinus Boettger 1875 (legless lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Belongs to Pseudopus according to Boettger 1875
Sister taxa: Pseudopus ahnikoviensis, Pseudopus apodus, Pseudopus confertus, Pseudopus laurillardi, Pseudopus pannonicus
Type specimen: SM (Senckenberg Museum) no. unknown, an osteoderm. Its type locality is Hochheim, which is in a MP 30 terrestrial horizon in Germany.
Ecology: insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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