Reptilia - Squamata - Rhineuridae
Full reference: R. M. Sullivan. 1985. A new middle Paleocene (Torrejonian) rhineurid amphisbaenian, Plesiorhineura tsentasi new genus, new species, from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 59(6):1481-1485
Belongs to Plesiorhineura according to R. M. Sullivan 1985
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UNM NP 596 (medial part of right ramus). Its type locality is West Flank Torreon Wash (Pantolambda Zone), which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: New Mexico collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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