†Palaeoxantusia kyrentos Schatzinger 1980 (night lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Xantusiidae
Full reference: R. A. Schatzinger. 1980. New species of Palaeoxantusia (Reptilia, Sauria) from the Uintan (Eocene) of San Diego Co, California. Journal of Paleontology 54(2):460-471
Belongs to Palaeoxantusia according to R. A. Schatzinger 1980
Sister taxa: Palaeoxantusia allisoni, Palaeoxantusia amara, Palaeoxantusia borealis, Palaeoxantusia fera
Type specimen: UCMP 106000, a skull (nearly complete skull and jaws)
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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