Pseudopus moguntinus Boettger 1875 (legless lizard)

Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae

Belongs to Pseudopus according to Boettger 1875

Sister taxa: Pseudopus ahnikoviensis, Pseudopus apodus, Pseudopus confertus, Pseudopus laurillardi, Pseudopus pannonicus

Type specimen: SM (Senckenberg Museum) no. unknown, an osteoderm. Its type locality is Hochheim, which is in a MP 30 terrestrial horizon in Germany.

Ecology: insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Germany (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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