Reptilia - Squamata - Scincidae
Full reference: K. -Q. Gao and R. C. Fox. 1996. Taxonomy and evolution of Late Cretaceous lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from western Canada. Bulletin of the Carnegie Museum of natural History 33:1-107
Parent taxon: Scincidae according to K. -Q. Gao and R. C. Fox 1996
Sister taxa: Acontias, Aethesia, Aocnodromeus, Axonoscincus, Ayalasaurus, Berruva, Corucia, Egerniinae, Eugongylus, Feylininae, Gekkomimus, Lygosoma, Lygosominae, Oligosoma, Ophiomorus, Orthoscincus, Parotosaurus, Penemabuya, Plestiodon, Sauriscus, Scincinae, Sphenomorphus, Tiliqua, Trachylepis, Verticaria
Subtaxa: Orthrioscincus mixtus
Type: Orthrioscincus mixtus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution: found only at Irvine microvertebrate site (Cretaceous of Alberta)
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