Reptilia - Squamata - Loxocemidae
Full reference: L. M. Lambe. 1908. The Vertebrata of the Oligocene of the Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan. Contributions to Canadian Palaeontology 3(4):1-65
Belongs to Ogmophis according to K. T. Smith 2013
See also Hay 1930, Lambe 1908 and Vanzolini 1952
Sister taxa: Ogmophis arenarum, Ogmophis miocompactus, Ogmophis oregonensis, Ogmophis pauperrimus, Ogmophis pliocompactus, Ogmophis voorhiesi
Type specimen: NMC 6237, a set of vertebrae (a single trunk vertebra). Its type locality is "4 miles above east end of Post Office", Cypress Hills, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the Cypress Hills Formation of Canada.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska collection)
• Eocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan), United States (1: North Dakota)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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