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Tetrapodophis amplectus
Taxonomy
Tetrapodophis amplectus was named by Martill et al. (2015). Its type specimen is BMMS BK 2-2, a skeleton (Mostly complete skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nova Olinda quarries, which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large lime mudstone/mudstone in the Crato Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Tetrapodophis.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2015 | Tetrapodophis amplectus Martill et al. p. 416 |
| 2021 | Tetrapodophis amplectus Caldwell et al. p. 896 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Tetrapodophis amplectus Martill et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceara) | Tetrapodophis amplectus (type locality: 77891) |