The occurrence of Contogenys-like lizards in the Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary of the Western Interior of the U.S.A.

R. L. Nydam, and B. M. Fitzpatrick

2009

Article

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(3):677-701

Find it at:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1671/039.029.0331

Taxa discussed in this work:

• Contogeniidae
• Contogenys ekalakaensis
• Palaeoscincosaurus pharkidodon
• Utahgenys
• Utahgenys evansi

Taxonomy:

• Contogeniidae belongs to Scincomorpha - Nydam and Fitzpatric (2009)
• Contogenys sloani belongs to Contogenys - Nydam and Fitzpatric (2009)
• Contogenys ekalakaensis belongs to Contogenys - Nydam and Fitzpatric (2009)
• Palaeoscincosaurus belongs to Contogeniidae - Nydam and Fitzpatric (2009)
• Palaeoscincosaurus middletoni belongs to Palaeoscincosaurus - Nydam and Fitzpatric (2009)
• Palaeoscincosaurus pharkidodon belongs to Palaeoscincosaurus - Nydam and Fitzpatric (2009)
• Utahgenys belongs to Contogeniidae - Nydam and Fitzpatric (2009)
• Utahgenys evansi belongs to Utahgenys - Nydam and Fitzpatric (2009)