Biology:Listromycter

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Short description: Extinct genus of lizards


Listromycter
Temporal range: Early Miocene, 23.03–15.97 Ma
Scientific classification e
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.[1] It had a skull 36mm in size, the largest known for an amphisbaenian.[2]

References

  1. "†Listromycter Charig and Gans 1990". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=83946. 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)

Wikidata ☰ Q1185734 entry