†Smithosaurus Vasilyan et al. 2022 (squamates)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Full reference: D. Vasilyan, A. Čerňanský, Z. Szyndlar and T. Mörs. 2022. Amphibian and reptilian fauna from the early Miocene of Echzell, Germany. Fossil Record 25(1):99-145
Parent taxon: Anguinae according to D. Vasilyan et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Anguini, Anguis, Headonhillia, Ophipseudopus, Ophisaurini, Ophisauriscus, Parophisaurus, Pseudopus, Ragesaurus
Subtaxa: Smithosaurus echzellensis
Type: Smithosaurus echzellensis
Ecology: insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Echzell (Miocene of Germany)
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