†Jepsibaena Vanzolini 1951 (worm lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Rhineuridae
Full reference: P. E. Vanzolini. 1951. A systematic arrangement of the Family Amphisbaenidae (Sauria). Herpetologica 7(3):113-123
Parent taxon: Rhineuridae according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2015
See also Carroll 1988 and Estes 1983
Sister taxa: Archaerhineura, Dyticonastis, Hadrorhineura, Lestophis, Macrorhineura, Oligorhineura, Ototriton, Plesiorhineura, Protorhineura, Rhineura, Solastella, Spathorhynchus
Subtaxa: Jepsibaena minor
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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