Sauriscus Estes 1964 (skink)

Reptilia - Squamata - Scincidae

Full reference: R. Estes. 1964. Fossil vertebrates from the Late Cretaceous Lance Formation, eastern Wyoming. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 49:1-187

Parent taxon: Scincidae according to R. Estes 1983

See also Carroll 1988 and Estes 1964

Sister taxa: Acontias, Aethesia, Aocnodromeus, Axonoscincus, Ayalasaurus, Berruva, Corucia, Egerniinae, Eugongylus, Feylininae, Gekkomimus, Lygosoma, Lygosominae, Oligosoma, Ophiomorus, Orthoscincus, Orthrioscincus, Parotosaurus, Penemabuya, Plestiodon, Scincinae, Sphenomorphus, Tiliqua, Verticaria

Subtaxa: none

Type: Sauriscus cooki

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sauriscus in the database

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