†Proxestops Gauthier 1982 (squamates)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Parent taxon: Glyptosaurinae according to R. M. Sullivan 1986
See also Bryant 1989, Carroll 1988, Estes 1983, Gauthier 1982 and Sullivan 1991
Sister taxa: Arpadosaurus, Diacium quinquepedale, Eoglyptosaurus, Glyptosaurini, Glyptosaurus, Helodermoides, Melanosaurini, Melanosaurus, Paraglyptosaurus, Placosaurus, Sullivania, Xestops
Subtaxa: Proxestops silberlingii
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: Wyoming collections)
• Paleocene of United States (9: Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Texas)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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