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Aphanizocnemus
Taxonomy
Aphanizocnemus was named by Dal Sasso and Pinna (1997). Its type is Aphanizocnemus libanensis.
It was assigned to Dolichosauridae by Dal Sasso and Pinna (1997); to Pythonomorpha by Lee and Caldwell (2000); to Pythonomorpha by Lee and Scanlon (2002); to Ophidiomorpha by Palci and Caldwell (2010); and to Dolichosauridae by Paparella et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Dolichosauridae by Dal Sasso and Pinna (1997); to Pythonomorpha by Lee and Caldwell (2000); to Pythonomorpha by Lee and Scanlon (2002); to Ophidiomorpha by Palci and Caldwell (2010); and to Dolichosauridae by Paparella et al. (2018).
Species
A. libanensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Aphanizocnemus Dal Sasso and Pinna p. 4 figs. 2-7 |
| 2000 | Aphanizocnemus Lee and Caldwell |
| 2002 | Aphanizocnemus Lee and Scanlon |
| 2010 | Aphanizocnemus Palci and Caldwell |
| 2018 | Aphanizocnemus Paparella et al. |
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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.
G. †Aphanizocnemus Dal Sasso and Pinna 1997
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†Aphanizocnemus libanensis Dal Sasso and Pinna 1997
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. Dal Sasso and G. Pinna 1997 | Small-sized aquatic varanoid characterized by skull with wide parietals and short facial region; tapering body with small girdles; rear limbs shorter than forelimbs and in more advanced regression than those, especially in the epipodial segments; very long and thin tail. |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian | Lebanon (Kesrouâne) | A. libanensis (60285) |