Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Invalid subtaxa: Dimetopisaurus Hecht 1959, Oreosaurus Marsh 1872 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Glyptosaurinae according to R. M. Sullivan 1986
See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1983, Galbreath 1953, Gilmore 1938, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hecht 1959, McDowell and Bogert 1954 and Meszoely 1970
Sister taxa: Arpadosaurus, Diacium quinquepedale, Eoglyptosaurus, Glyptosaurini, Glyptosaurus, Helodermoides, Melanosaurini, Melanosaurus, Paraglyptosaurus, Placosaurus, Proxestops, Sullivania
Subtaxa: Oreosaurus gracilis Oreosaurus lentus Oreosaurus microdus Oreosaurus minutus Oreosaurus vagans Xestops savagei Xestops vagans
Type: Oreosaurus vagans
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (1 collection)
• Eocene of United States (25: North Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
• Clarkforkian of United States (3: Wyoming)
Total: 29 collections including 34 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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