Blutwurstia

Blutwurstia; Temporal range: Cenozoic (Eocene), ~50 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Xenosauridae
Genus:	†Blutwurstia; Smith et al., 2022
Species:	†B. oliviae
Binomial name
	†Blutwurstia oliviae; Smith et al., 2022

Blutwurstia is an extinct genus of lizards from the Eocene of Wyoming. The type and only species is Blutwurstia oliviae.^[1] It is closely related to the modern lizard Xenosaurus. The genus name is derived from the German for blood sausage.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Smith, Krister T.; Singh Bhullar, Bhart-Anjan & Bloch, Jonathan I. (2022-02-16). "New diminutive Eocene lizard reveals high K-Pg survivorship and taxonomic diversity of stem xenosaurs in North America". American Museum Novitates (3986): 1–36. hdl:2246/7293.

[:0-1] Smith, Krister T.; Singh Bhullar, Bhart-Anjan & Bloch, Jonathan I. (2022-02-16). "New diminutive Eocene lizard reveals high K-Pg survivorship and taxonomic diversity of stem xenosaurs in North America". American Museum Novitates (3986): 1–36. hdl:2246/7293.

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