†Dyticonastis rensbergeri Berman 1976 (worm lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Rhineuridae
Full reference: D. S. Berman. 1976. A new amphisbaenian (Reptilia: Amphisbaenia) from the Oligocene-Miocene John Day Formation, Oregon,. Journal of Paleontology 50(1):165-174
Belongs to Dyticonastis according to D. S. Berman 1976
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 76881, a skull (complete skull, both mandibles, first through fourth vertebrae). Its type locality is UCMP V-6630, which is in a Whitneyan terrestrial horizon in the John Day Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Oligocene of United States (4: Oregon)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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