Reptilia - Squamata - Paramacellodidae

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Full reference: J. Souza Bittencourt, T. Rodrigues Simoes, M. W. Caldwell and M. C. Langer. 2020. Discovery of the oldest South American fossil lizard illustrates the cosmopolitanism of early South American squamates. Nature Communications Biology 3(201):1-11

Parent taxon: Paramacellodidae according to J. Souza Bittencourt et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Atokasaurus, Becklesius, Hypostylos, Ilekia, Mimobecklesisaurus, Naimanosaurus, Paramacellodus, Saurillodon, Saurillus, Sciroseps, Sharovisaurus

Subtaxa: Neokotus sanfranciscanus

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at near Joao Pinheiro (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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