Paraglyptosaurus yatkolai Sullivan 1979 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae

Full reference: R. M. Sullivan. 1979. Revision of the Paleogene genus Glyptosaurus (Reptilia, Anguidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 163(1):1-72

Belongs to Paraglyptosaurus according to R. M. Sullivan 1979

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AMNH 5181 (nearly complete frontal). Its type locality is Arroyo Blanco (AMNH Quarry 88), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (5: New Mexico collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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