Reptilia - Squamata - Xantusiidae
Full reference: M. K. Hecht. 1956. A new xantusiid lizard from the Eocene of Wyoming. American Museum Novitates 1774:1-8
Belongs to Palaeoxantusia according to R. Estes 1976
See also Hecht 1956 and Sullivan 1991
Sister taxa: Palaeoxantusia allisoni, Palaeoxantusia amara, Palaeoxantusia borealis, Palaeoxantusia kyrentos
Type specimen: A.M.N.H. No. 3815, a mandible (left dentary). Its type locality is Hyopsodus Hill, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
• Paleocene of United States (3: Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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