Egernia gillespieae Thorn et al. 2019 (skink)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Scincidae
Full reference: K. M. Thorn, M. N. Hutchinson, M. Archer and M. S. Y. Lee. 2019. A new scincid lizard from the Miocene of northern Australia, and the evolutionary history of social skinks (Scincidae: Egerniinae). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1577873
Belongs to Egernia according to K. M. Thorn et al. 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: QM F57957a, a mandible (near-complete left adult mandible missing the retroarticular process and an anterior fragment of the symphysis). Its type locality is AL90 Site, which is in a Miocene cave horizon in Australia.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution: found only at AL90 Site
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