Ptilotodon wilsoni Nydam and Cifelli 2002 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Teiidae

Full reference: R. L. Nydam and R. L. Cifelli. 2002. Lizards from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) Antlers and Clovery formations. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(2):286-298

Belongs to Ptilotodon according to R. L. Nydam and R. L. Cifelli 2002

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: OMNH 60764. Its type locality is McLeod Prison (OMNH V706), Tomato Hill, which is in an Aptian/Albian floodplain claystone/sandstone in the Antlers Formation of Oklahoma.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (3: Oklahoma, Wyoming collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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