Blutwurstia

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]

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