Genus: Palaeoscincosaurus SULLIVAN & LUCAS, 1996
Etymology: Greek, paleo, "ancient," Greek, sinco referring to its scincomoprh affinities, and Greek, sauros, "lizard."

Species: pharkidodon NYDAM & FITZPATRICK, 2009
Etymology: Greek, pharcido, "wrinkle" and Greek, odous, "tooth": In reference to the 'wrinkled' appaearance of the tooth crowns resulting from abundant strae on the medial and lateral surfaces of the crowns.

Holotype: OMNH 33855

Locality: OMNH locality V9, approximately 26 km southeast of the town of Henrieville, Kane County, Utah.

Horizon: Lower Kaiparowits Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Late Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Incomplete left dentary with 4 teeth in situ.

Paratype:

OMNH 23861: Posterior part of the left maxilla with 2 teeth in situ.

OMNH 33873: Anterior portion of left dentary.

Referred material:

OMNH 20265: Anterior portion of right dentary.

OMNH 23762: Incomplete left maxilla with three teeth in situ.

OMNH 25935: Bulk collection of seven isolated and unassociated teeth.

OMNH 33856: Fragment of posterior part of right dentary (?) with one tooth in situ.

OMNH 65328: Incomplete right maxilla with three teeth in situ.

OMNH 64194: Isolated tooth.

OMNH 23861: Posterior part