†Palaeoxantusia Hecht 1956 (night lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Xantusiidae
Parent taxon: Xantusiidae according to R. Estes 1983
See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1976, Hecht 1956, Hecht 1959, Schatzinger 1980, Smith 2006 and Sullivan 1991
Sister taxa: Catactegenys, Cricosaura, Klauberina, Lepidophyma, Palepidophyma, Paracontogenys, Xantusia
Subtaxa: Palaeoxantusia allisoni Palaeoxantusia amara Palaeoxantusia borealis Palaeoxantusia fera Palaeoxantusia kyrentos
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (25: California, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
• Paleocene of United States (3: Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 29 collections including 32 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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