Full reference: K. -Q. Gao and R. C. Fox. 1991. New teiid lizards from the Upper Cretaceous Oldman Formation (Judithian) of southeastern Alberta, Canada, with a review of the Cretaceous record of teiids. Annals of Carnegie Museum 60(2):145-162
Parent taxon: Teiidae according to K. -Q. Gao and R. C. Fox 1996
See also Gao and Fox 1991
Sister taxa: Alethesaurus quadratus, Alopoglossus, Amapasaurus, Anotosaura, Brevisaurus, Callopistinae, Cercosaura, Colobosaura, Colobosauroides, Conicodontosaurus, Crocodilurus, Echinosaura, Gerontoseps, Harmodontosaurus, Iguanavus exilis, Iguanavus teres, Iphisa, Kentropyx, Lanceosaurus compressus, Lanceosaurus hatcheri, Meyasaurus, Pantodactylus, Proctoporus, Ptilotodon, Sphenosiagon, Teiinae, Teiini, Tupinambinae
Subtaxa: Glyptogenys ornata
Type: Glyptogenys ornata
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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