Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Full reference: R. M. Sullivan. 1979. Revision of the Paleogene genus Glyptosaurus (Reptilia, Anguidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 163(1):1-72
Parent taxon: Glyptosaurinae according to R. M. Sullivan 1986
See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1983 and Sullivan 1979
Sister taxa: Arpadosaurus, Diacium quinquepedale, Eoglyptosaurus, Glyptosaurini, Glyptosaurus, Helodermoides, Melanosaurini, Melanosaurus, Placosaurus, Proxestops, Sullivania, Xestops
Subtaxa: Paraglyptosaurus yatkolai
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (8: New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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