†family Oligodontosauridae Estes 1975 (worm lizard)

Reptilia - Squamata - Oligodontosauridae

Parent taxon: Amphisbaenia according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2015

See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1975 and Estes 1983

Sister taxa: Amphisbaeniformes, Amphisbaenoidea, Chthonophidae, Crythiosauridae, Glyptosaurus walbeckensis, Hodzhakulia, Hyporhinidae, Polyodontobaenidae, Rhineuroidea

Subtaxa: Oligodontosaurus

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Ecology: fossorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (1: Wyoming collection)

• Paleocene of United States (2: Montana, Wyoming)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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