Oculudentavis Xing et al. 2020 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: L. Xing, J. K. O'Connor, L. Schmitz, L. M. Chiappe, R. C. McKellar, Q. Yi, and G. Li. 2020. Hummingbird-sized dinosaur from the Cretaceous period of Myanmar. Nature 579:245-249

Parent taxon: Squamata according to M. TaƂanda et al. 2022

See also Xing et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Ameivoidea, Amphisbaenia, Anguimorpha, Anhuisaurus, Anomalopsis, Anqingosaurus, Araeoscelomorphi, Ardeosaurus, Asagaolacerta, Bavarisaurus, Changjiangosaurus, Cryptovaranoides, Cuencasaurus, Dibamidae, Draconoidea, Eichstaettisaurus, Episquamata, Gekkonomorpha, Hakuseps, Haplodontosaurus, Harpagosaurus excedens, Hongshanxi, Hoyalacerta, Huehuecuetzpalli, Iguana haueri, Iguanomorpha, Jucaraseps, Kuroyuriella, Lacertibaenia, Lacertilia, Liushusaurus, Macrocnemidae, Megachirella, Moqisaurus, Mosasauridae, Mosasauroidea, Olindalacerta, Ophidia, Oxiella, Paikasisaurus, Palaeophidae, Paleochelco, Pangekkota, Panscincoidea, Panxantusiidae, Panxenosaurus, Paraplacosauriops, Parasaurillus, Parviraptor, Pseudosaurillus, Pythonomorpha, Sauripes, Scandensia, Scincogekkonomorpha, Scincoidea, Scincomorpha, Scleroglossa, Tedorosaurus, Thalattosauromorphi, Trachelosauridae, Vialorophis, Xestops gracilis, Yabeinosaurus, Yabeinosaurus youngi, Zanclodontidae

Subtaxa: Oculudentavis khaungraae

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Type: Oculudentavis khaungraae

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Angbamo (Dexu Institute of Palaeontology) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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