†family Hyporhinidae Baur 1893 (worm lizard)

Reptilia - Squamata - Hyporhinidae

Alternative spelling: Hyporhininae

Full reference: G. Baur. 1893. The discovery of Miocene amphisbaenians. The American Naturalist 27(323):998-999

Parent taxon: Amphisbaenia according to R. Estes 1983

See also Carroll 1988 and Kuhn 1966

Sister taxa: Amphisbaeniformes, Amphisbaenoidea, Chthonophidae, Crythiosauridae, Glyptosaurus walbeckensis, Hodzhakulia, Oligodontosauridae, Polyodontobaenidae, Rhineuroidea

Subtaxa: Hyporhina

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Ecology: fossorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (2: Colorado, South Dakota collections)

• Eocene of United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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