†Eumeces antiquus Holman 1981 (skink)
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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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