Several teiid specimens (frontal, vertebra, maxillae) are described from the late Eocene of Europe (MP17, Phosphorites du Quercy). The results of phylogenetic analyses confirm that these European Eocene fossils belong to teiid lizards and more specifically to the subfamily Tupinambinae. So far, the Paleogene record of teiids is limited to South America and no occurrence of crown teiids is known in Europe. This disjunct distribution of teiids during the Eocene suggests transatlantic dispersal and this possibility is discussed. The presence of teiids in the European fossil record is brief (limited to standard level MP17). The circumstances that prevented the persistence of an invading clade in Europe are examined. Ecological (e.g. biotic interactions) and/or demographic (Allee effect) processes may have been involved.

从欧洲始新世晚期（MP17，Phosphorites du Quercy）描述了一些潮汐标本（额叶，椎骨，上颌骨）。系统发育分析的结果证实，这些欧洲始新世的化石属于水生蜥蜴，更具体而言，属于图宾比亚的亚科。迄今为止，古近纪的潮汐记录仅限于南美洲，在欧洲尚无王冠潮汐的发生。始新世期间潮屑的这种分散分布表明了大西洋的扩散，并讨论了这种可能性。在欧洲化石记录中，潮屑的存在是短暂的（限于标准水平MP17）。审查了阻止入侵的欧洲持久存在的情况。可能涉及生态（例如生物相互作用）和/或人口统计（阿利效应）过程。