†Paracontogenys Schatzinger 1975 (night lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Xantusiidae
Parent taxon: Xantusiidae according to K. -Q. Gao and R. C. Fox 1996
See also Carroll 1988 and Estes 1983
Sister taxa: Catactegenys, Cricosaura, Klauberina, Lepidophyma, Palaeoxantusia, Palepidophyma, Xantusia
Subtaxa: Paracontogenys estesi
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: California collections)
• Cretaceous of Romania (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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