Blutwurstia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Xenosauridae |
| Genus: | †Blutwurstia Smith et al., 2022 |
| Species: | †B. oliviae
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| Binomial name | |
| †Blutwurstia oliviae Smith et al., 2022
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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]
References
- ^ hdl:2246/7293.