†Stenoplacosaurus Sullivan and Dong 2018 (squamates)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Full reference: R. M. Sullivan and L. Dong. 2018. Stenoplacosaurus mongoliensis, a new generic name for "Placosaurus" mongoliensis (Anguidae, Glyptosaurinae) from the Shara Murun Formation, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), China. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 79:691-694
Parent taxon: Glyptosaurini according to R. M. Sullivan and L. Dong 2018
Sister taxa: Gaultia, Proglyptosaurus
Subtaxa: Stenoplacosaurus mongoliensis
Type: Helodermoides mongoliensis
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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