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Extinct genus of lizards

Listromycter
Temporal range: Early Miocene, 23.03–15.97 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Listromycter
Charig and Gans, 1990
Type species
Listromycter leakeyi
Charig and Gans, 1990

Listromycter is an extinct genus of worm lizard from the Early Miocene of Kenya, Africa. It had a skull 36mm in size, the largest known for an amphisbaenian.

References

  1. "†Listromycter Charig and Gans 1990". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. Spawls, Steve; Hinkel, Harald; Howell, Kim; Menegon, Michele. Field Guide to East African Reptiles.
  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 232)


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