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Scincoideus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8537748https://www.gbif.org/species/8537748
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)246082https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=246082
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scincoideus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Lepidosauromorpha
superorderLepidosauria
orderSquamataOppel 1811
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
genusScincoideusFolie Sigé & Smith 2005
Scientific NameScincoideus Folie, Sigé & Smith, 2005
Name Published InArticle title: A new scincomorph lizard from the Palaeocene of Belgium and the origin of Scincoidea in Europe.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Scincoideusgenusbelongs to Scincoideastated with evidenceFolie et al., 2005
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Last Recorded Appearance55.8 - 50.3 Ma
Eocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. Folie, B. Sigé, and T. Smith. 2005. A new scincomorph lizard from the Palaeocene of Belgium and the origin of Scincoidea in Europe. Naturwissenschaften 92:542-546

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Scincoideus grassator
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
255.8 Ma
Eocene
55.8 Ma
Eocene
Scincoideus haininensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
166.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2005Scincoideus Folie et al.

References

Folie A., Sigé B., et al (2005) A new scincomorph lizard from the Palaeocene of Belgium and the origin of Scincoidea in Europe, Naturwissenschaften 92, 542-546
Article title: A new scincomorph lizard from the Palaeocene of Belgium and the origin of Scincoidea in Europe. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Naturwissenschaften 92. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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