Reptilia - Squamata - Xantusiidae
Full reference: J. A. Holman. 1972. Herpetofauna of the Calf Creek Local Fauna (Lower Oligocene: Cypress Hills Formation) of Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 9(12):1612-1631
Belongs to Palaeoxantusia according to K. T. Smith 2006
Sister taxa: Palaeoxantusia allisoni, Palaeoxantusia amara, Palaeoxantusia fera, Palaeoxantusia kyrentos
Type specimen: SMNH 1435 (right splenio-dentary). Its type locality is Calf Creek, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the Cypress Hills Formation of Canada.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (2: North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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