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Thaumastophis missiaeni
Taxonomy
Thaumastophis missiaeni was named by Rage et al. (2008). Its type specimen is VAS 1017, a set of vertebrae, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vastan Lignite Mine, which is in a Ypresian lagoonal siltstone/claystone in the Cambay Shale Formation of India. It is the type species of Thaumastophis.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Thaumastophis missiaeni Rage et al. p. 399 |
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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.
†Thaumastophis missiaeni Rage et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J.-C. Rage et al. 2008 | "Differs from all other snakes in having prezygapophyses strongly compressed anteroposteriorly below the articular facets, forming laminar deep prezygapophyseal processes that slightly protrude laterally. Vertebrae lightly built and slightly elongate. Dia- and parapophyseal areas distinct. Neural spine blade-like and long. Centrum narrow, flat ventrally." (Rage et al., 2008; 400). |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available