†Molgophis macrurus Cope 1868 (amniote)
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Osteichthyes - Recumbirostra - Molgophidae
Synonym: Molgophis brevicostatus Cope 1875
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1868. Synopsis of the Extinct Batrachia of North America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1868:208-221
Belongs to Molgophis according to E. D. Cope 1869
See also Carroll et al. 1998, Hay 1902, Pardo and Anderson 2016 and Wellstead 1991
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Molgophis macrurus: No holotype designated. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.
- Molgophis brevicostatus: AMNH 6840, a set of postcrania (ribs).
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (6: Ohio collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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