Reptilia - Squamata - Scincidae
Full reference: M. Böhme. 2010. Ectothermic vertebrates (Actinopterygii, Allocaudata, Urodela, Anura, Crocodylia, Squamata) from the Miocene of Sandelzhausen (Germany, Bavaria) and their implications for environment reconstruction and palaeoclimate. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 84(1):3-41
Belongs to Tropidophorus according to M. Böhme 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BSPG 1959 II 16395, a mandible (left dentary). Its type locality is Sandelzhausen gravel pit, which is in a Langhian fluvial-lacustrine marl/mudstone in the Upper Freshwater Molasse Formation of Germany.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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