Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Full reference: C. Meszoely. 1970. North American fossil anguid lizards. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 139(2):87-149
Parent taxon: Glyptosaurinae according to R. M. Sullivan 1986
See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1983 and Meszoely 1970
Sister taxa: Diacium quinquepedale, Eoglyptosaurus, Glyptosaurini, Glyptosaurus, Helodermoides, Melanosaurini, Melanosaurus, Paraglyptosaurus, Placosaurus, Proxestops, Sullivania, Xestops
Subtaxa: Arpadosaurus gazinorum Arpadosaurus sepulchralis
Type: Arpadosaurus gazinorum
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
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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