Reptilia - Squamata - Rhineuridae
Full reference: D. S. Berman. 1976. A new amphisbaenian (Reptilia: Amphisbaenia) from the Oligocene-Miocene John Day Formation, Oregon,. Journal of Paleontology 50(1):165-174
Parent taxon: Rhineuridae according to T. W. Reeder et al. 2015
See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1983 and Longrich et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Archaerhineura, Hadrorhineura, Jepsibaena, Lestophis, Macrorhineura, Oligorhineura, Ototriton, Plesiorhineura, Protorhineura, Rhineura, Solastella, Spathorhynchus
Subtaxa: Dyticonastis rensbergeri
Type: Dyticonastis rensbergeri
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Oligocene of United States (4: Oregon)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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