Eumeces antiquus Holman 1981 (skink)

Reptilia - Squamata - Scincidae

Full reference: J. A. Holman. 1981. A herpetofauna from an early extension of the Harrison Formation (early Miocene: Arikareean), Cherry County, Nebraska. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1(1):49-56

Belongs to Eumeces according to J. A. Holman 1981

Sister taxa: Eumeces anthracinus, Eumeces capito, Eumeces fasciatus, Eumeces laticeps, Eumeces minimus, Eumeces obsoletus, Eumeces skiltonianus

Type specimen: Its type locality is McCann Canyon Quarry, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Harrison Formation of Nebraska

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution: found only at McCann Canyon Quarry

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