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Tetrapodophis
Taxonomy
Tetrapodophis was named by Martill et al. (2015). Its type is Tetrapodophis amplectus.
It was assigned to Ophidia by Martill et al. (2015); to Pythonomorpha by Paparella et al. (2018); and to Dolichosauridae by Caldwell et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Ophidia by Martill et al. (2015); to Pythonomorpha by Paparella et al. (2018); and to Dolichosauridae by Caldwell et al. (2021).
Species
T. amplectus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2015 | Tetrapodophis Martill et al. |
| 2018 | Tetrapodophis Paparella et al. |
| 2021 | Tetrapodophis Caldwell et al. p. 896 |
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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. †Tetrapodophis Martill et al. 2015
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†Tetrapodophis amplectus Martill et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceara) | T. amplectus (77891) |