Biogeography of worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) driven by end-Cretaceous mass extinction

N. R. Longrich, J. Vinther, R. A. Pyron, D. Pisani, and J. A. Gauthier

2015

Article

Proceedings of the Royal Society, B 282:20143034

Find it at:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.3034

Taxa discussed in this work:

• Amphisbaeniformes
• Anniealexandria
• Archaerhineura
• Archaerhineura mephitis
• Cadeidae
• Chthonophidae
• Chthonophis
• Chthonophis subterraneus
• Cryptolacerta
• Hadrorhineura
• Louisamphisbaena
• Protorhineura

Taxonomy:

• Amphisbaenidae belongs to Amphisbaeniformes - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Louisamphisbaena belongs to Blanidae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Blanosaurus belongs to Blanidae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Hadrorhineura belongs to Rhineuridae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Protorhineura belongs to Rhineuridae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Rhineura belongs to Rhineuridae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Jepsibaena belongs to Rhineuridae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Cryptolacerta belongs to Lacertidae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Lophocranion belongs to Amphisbaenidae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Listromycter belongs to Amphisbaenidae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Todrasaurus belongs to Amphisbaeniformes - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Anniealexandria belongs to Bipedidae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Oligodontosaurus belongs to Oligodontosauridae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Archaerhineura belongs to Rhineuridae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Trogonophidae belongs to Amphisbaeniformes - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Cadeidae belongs to Amphisbaeniformes - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Blanidae belongs to Amphisbaeniformes - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Bipedidae belongs to Amphisbaeniformes - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Oligodontosauridae belongs to Amphisbaenia - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Chthonophidae belongs to Amphisbaenia - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Amphisbaeniformes belongs to Amphisbaenia - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Plesiorhineura belongs to Rhineuridae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Chthonophis subterraneus belongs to Chthonophis - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Chthonophis belongs to Chthonophidae - Longrich et al. (2015)
• Archaerhineura mephitis belongs to Archaerhineura - Longrich et al. (2015)