†Sauriscus Estes 1964 (skink)
Reptilia - Squamata - Scincidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 37956
Full reference: R. Estes. 1964. Fossil vertebrates from the Late Cretaceous Lance Formation, eastern Wyoming. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 49:1-180
Parent taxon: Scincidae according to R. Estes 1983
Sister taxa: Aethesia, Aocnodromeus, Axonoscincus, Ayalasaurus, Berruva, Feylininae, Gekkomimus, Lygosoma, Lygosominae, Orthoscincus, Orthrioscincus, Parotosaurus, Penemabuya, Scincinae, Sphenomorphus, Tiliqua
Subtaxa: none
Type: Sauriscus cooki
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore