Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: F. L. Agnolín, M. Aranciaga-Rolando, G. Álvarez-Herrera, M. D. Ezcurra, A. M. Rodríguez, P. Chafrat, N. Vega, A. Scanferla, K. T. Smith and F. E. Novas. 2026. A new late Cretaceous squamate from Patagonia sheds light on Gondwanan diversity. Scientific Reports

Parent taxon: Scincomorpha according to F. L. Agnolín et al. 2026

Sister taxa: Apsgnathus, Balnealacerta, Becklesisaurus, Bellairsia, Bothriagenys, Calanguban, Carusiidae, Chromatogenys, Contogeniidae, Cordyloidea, Eoxantidae, Gilmoreteiidae, Globauridae, Hugueneysaurus, Kleskunsaurus, Lonchisaurus, Monocnemodon, Polyglyphanodontia, Slavoiidae, Sepsidae, Chalcidae

Subtaxa: Paleoteius lakui

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Type: Paleoteius lakui

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Arriagada (Bonapartenykus quarry - LACEV)

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