†Xestops vagans Marsh 1872 (squamates)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Synonym: Dimetopisaurus wyomingensis Hecht 1959
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of new Tertiary reptiles. Part I and Part II. The American Journal of Science, series 3 4(22):298-309
Belongs to Xestops according to J.-P. Zonneveld et al. 2000
See also Hecht 1959 and Meszoely 1970
Sister taxa: Xestops savagei, Oreosaurus microdus, Oreosaurus lentus, Oreosaurus vagans, Oreosaurus minutus, Oreosaurus gracilis
Type specimens:
- Xestops vagans: YPM 541, a partial skeleton (frontals (lectotype), 3 lower jaw fragments, partial right maxilla, pterygoid, scutes and bone fragments). Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
- Dimetopisaurus wyomingensis: AMNH 3819, an other (left frontal). Its type locality is Hyopsodus Hill, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (16: Utah, Wyoming collections)
• Clarkforkian of United States (2: Wyoming)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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