Full reference: R. L. Nydam. 2002. Lizards of the Mussentuchit Local Fauna (Albian-Cenomanian boundary) and comments on the evolution of the Cretaceous lizard fauna of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(3):645-660
Parent taxon: Scincomorpha according to R. L. Nydam 2002
Sister taxa: Apsgnathus, Balnealacerta, Becklesisaurus, Bellairsia, Calanguban, Carusiidae, Chromatogenys, Contogeniidae, Cordyloidea, Eoxantidae, Gilmoreteiidae, Globauridae, Hugueneysaurus, Kleskunsaurus, Lonchisaurus, Monocnemodon, Polyglyphanodontia, Slavoiidae, Chalcidae, Sepsidae
Subtaxa: Bothriagenys flectomendax Bothriagenys mysterion
Type: Bothriagenys mysterion
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: Texas, Utah collections)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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