Headonhillia
| Headonhillia Temporal range: Eocene | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scleroglossa |
| Infraorder: | Anguimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Anguoidea |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Subfamily: | Anguinae |
| Genus: | Headonhillia Klembara and Green, 2010 |
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Headonhillia is an extinct genus of anguine lizard which existed in England during the Eocene epoch. It was first named by Jozef Klembaraa and Bryony Green in 2010, and represents one of the smallest anguines currently known. The type species is Headonhillia parva. Fossils have been found in the Hampshire Basin.[1]
References
- ↑ Jozef Klembara; Bryony Green (2010). "Anguimorph lizards (Squamata, Anguimorpha) from the Middle and Late Eocene of the Hampshire Basin of southern England". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 8 (1): 97–129. doi:10.1080/14772011003603531.
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