Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Full reference: J. Klembara. 2015. New finds of anguines (Squamata, Anguidae) from the Early Miocene of Northwest Bohemia (Czech Republic). Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 89:171-195
Belongs to Ophisaurus according to Klembara 2015
Sister taxa: Ophisaurus acuminatus, Ophisaurus apodus, Ophisaurus attenuatus, Ophisaurus canadensis, Ophisaurus compressus, Ophisaurus feifari, Ophisaurus harti, Ophisaurus koellikeri, Ophisaurus robustus, Ophisaurus roqueprunensis, Ophisaurus spinari, Ophisaurus ventralis
Type specimen: NMP Pb 02027, a partial skull (parietal). Its type locality is Merkur-North, which is in an Orleanian fluvial-lacustrine marl/coal in the Most Formation of the Czech Republic.
Ecology: insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (2 collections), France (1), Germany (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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