Reptilia - Squamata - Chamopsiidae
Synonyms: Alethesaurus Gilmore 1928, Lanceosaurus Gilmore 1928
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1892. Notice of new reptiles from the Laramie Formation. American Journal of Science 43:449-453
Parent taxon: Chamopsiidae according to R. L. Nydam et al. 2010
See also Bryant 1989, Carroll 1988, Denton and O'Neill 1995, Estes 1964, Estes 1983, Estes and Berberian 1970, Gao and Fox 1991, Gao and Fox 1996, Gilmore 1928, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Longrich et al. 2012, Marsh 1892, Nydam and Voci 2007 and Waldman 1970
Sister taxa: Haptosphenus, Leptochamops, Meniscognathus, Pelsochamops, Peneteius, Prototeius, Socognathus, Stypodontosaurus, Tripennaculus
Subtaxa: Chamops segnis
Type: Chamops segnis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Montana collection)
• Cretaceous of Canada (6: Alberta, Saskatchewan), United States (26: Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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