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Russellophis tenuis

Reptilia - Russellophiidae

Taxonomy
Russellophis tenuis was named by Rage (1975). Its type specimen is MNHN CB 1603 (a single mid-trunk vertebra) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Condé-en-Brie, which is in a MP 8 + 9 terrestrial horizon in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Russellophis tenuis Rage p. 46/47
1984Russellophis tenuis Rage p. 42
2008Russellophis tenuis Rage et al. p. 394

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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
—Caenophidia
familyRussellophiidae()
genusRussellophis
speciestenuis

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.

†Russellophis tenuis Rage 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MP 10 to the top of the MP 17B or 55.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1055.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) Russellophis tenuis (68440)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) Russellophis tenuis (type locality: 84997)
MP 17A - MP 17B37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Russellophis tenuis (28747)