Listromycter Temporal range: Early Miocene, 23.03–15.97 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific 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
- "†Listromycter Charig and Gans 1990". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- 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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