†Parodaxosaurus sanjuanensis Sullivan 1986 (squamates)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Full reference: R. M. Sullivan. 1986. A new fossil anguid lizard Parodaxosaurus sanjuanensis, new genus, new species from the middle Paleocene (Torrejonian) Nacimiento Formation, San Juan Basin, New Mexico. Journal of Herpetology 20(1):109-111
Belongs to Parodaxosaurus according to R. M. Sullivan 1986
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UNM NP-1509 (greater anterior part of fused frontal). Its type locality is West Flank Torreon Wash (NMMNH 312), which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at West Flank Torreon Wash (NMMNH 312)
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