Palaeoxantusia allisoni Schatzinger 1980 (night lizard)

Reptilia - Squamata - Xantusiidae

Full reference: R. A. Schatzinger. 1980. New species of Palaeoxantusia (Reptilia, Sauria) from the Uintan (Eocene) of San Diego Co, California. Journal of Paleontology 54(2):460-471

Belongs to Palaeoxantusia according to R. A. Schatzinger 1980

Sister taxa: Palaeoxantusia amara, Palaeoxantusia borealis, Palaeoxantusia fera, Palaeoxantusia kyrentos

Type specimen: UCMP 110313, a partial skull (a broken left splenio-dentary)

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (11: California collections)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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