Name:
Archaerhineura.
Phonetic: Ar-kay-ry-ne-u-rah.
Named By: N. R. Longrich, J. Vinther, R.
A. Pyron, D. Pisani & J. A. Gauthier - 2015.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata,
Rhineuridae.
Species: A. mephitis (type).
Diet: Insectivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: USA, Wyoming - Polecat Bench
Formation.
Time period: Paleocene.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.
Archaerhineura is a genus of worm lizard that lived in North America during the Paleocene.
Further reading
- Biogeography of worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) driven by
end-Cretaceous mass extinction. - Proceedings of the Royal
Society, B 282:20143034. - N. R. Longrich, J. Vinther,
R. A. Pyron, D. Pisani & J. A. Gauthier -
2015.
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