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Cerberophis robustus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Cerberophis robustus was named by Longrich et al. (2012). Its type specimen is UCMP 130696, a set of vertebrae (vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Scrap Hill, UCMP loc. V.80096 (V-80096, V80096), which is in a Lancian terrestrial horizon in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Cerberophis robustus Longrich et al. fig. 1I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
genusCerberophis
speciesrobustus

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.

†Cerberophis robustus Longrich et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. R. Longrich et al. 2012broad vertebrae with hypertrophied synapophyses, and enlarged prezygapophyses with accessory ridges anteriorly
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lancian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Cerberophis robustus (type locality: 137565)