| Blutwurstia Temporal range: Cenozoic (Eocene), ~50 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Xenosauridae |
| Genus: | †Blutwurstia Smith et al., 2022 |
| Species: | †B. oliviae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Blutwurstia oliviae Smith et al., 2022 | |
Blutwurstia is an extinct genus of lizards from the Eocene of Wyoming. The type and only species is Blutwurstia oliviae. It is closely related to the modern lizard Xenosaurus. The genus name is derived from the German for blood sausage.
References
- ^ Smith, Krister T.; Singh Bhullar, Bhart-Anjan & Bloch, Jonathan I. (2022-02-16). "New diminutive Eocene lizard reveals high K-Pg survivorship and taxonomic diversity of stem xenosaurs in North America". American Museum Novitates (3986): 1–36. hdl:2246/7293.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Blutwurstia | |
| Blutwurstia oliviae | |
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