Smaug Stanley et al. 2011 (spinytail lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Cordylidae
Full reference: E. L. Stanley, A. M. Bauer, T. R. Jackman, W. R. Branch, and P. L. F. N. Mouton. 2011. Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58:53-70
Parent taxon: Cordylinae according to E. L. Stanley et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Chamaesaura, Cordylus, Hemicordylus, Karusasaurus, Namazonurus, Ninurta, Ouroborus, Pseudocordylus
Subtaxa: Smaug giganteus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Kromndraai B - Layer 1 (Pliocene of South Africa)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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