Hyporhina Baur 1893 (worm lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Hyporhinidae
Alternative spelling: Hypsorhina
Full reference: G. Baur. 1893. The discovery of Miocene amphisbaenians. The American Naturalist 27(323):998-999
Parent taxon: Hyporhinidae according to R. Estes 1983
See also Baur 1893, Carroll 1988, Galbreath 1953, Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Longrich et al. 2015
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Hyporhina antiqua Hyporhina tertia
Type: Hyporhina antiqua
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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