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Micrurus gallicus

Reptilia - Elapidae

Taxonomy
Micrurus gallicus was named by Rage and Holman (1984). Its type specimen is FSL 285 013, a set of vertebrae (a single trunk vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Grive M, which is in a MN 7 + 8 fissure fill /limestone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Micrurus gallicus Rage and Holman p. 97 fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyColubroidea
familyElapidae
genusMicrurusWagler 1824
speciesgallicus

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.

†Micrurus gallicus Rage and Holman 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:48:08
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:48:08
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Serravallian or 16.90000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orleanian - Middle Miocene20.0 - 11.608France (Rhône-Alpes) Micrurus gallicus (26723)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrenees) Micrurus gallicus (136919)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) Micrurus gallicus (28629)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Micrurus gallicus (134954)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees) Micrurus gallicus (32191)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1France (Rhône-Alpes) Micrurus gallicus (type locality: 79360 136201)