Reptilia - Squamata - Globauridae
Full reference: R. Estes. 1969. A scincoid lizard from the Cretaceous and Paleocene of Montana. Breviora 331:1-9
Parent taxon: Globauridae according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2012
See also Alifanov 2000, Bryant 1989, Carroll 1988, Estes 1969, Estes 1976, Estes 1983, Estes and Berberian 1970, Gao and Fox 1996 and Nydam and Fitzpatrick 2009
Sister taxon: Khereidia
Subtaxa: Contogenys ekalakaensis Contogenys sloani
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (3: Colorado, Montana collections)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), India (1), Romania (1), United States (8: Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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