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Louisamphisbaena ferox

Osteichthyes - Blanidae

Taxonomy
Louisamphisbaena ferox was named by Auge (2012). Its type specimen is MNHN GRI 17494 (incomplete right maxilla) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grisolles, which is in a Bartonian mire/swamp limestone in the Calcaire de Saint-Ouen Formation of France. It is the type species of Louisamphisbaena.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Louisamphisbaena ferox Auge fig. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
—Amphisbaeniformes
familyBlanidaeKearney 2003
genusLouisamphisbaena
speciesferox

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialinfrao
Diet: insectivoreinfrao
Created: 2005-09-16 14:12:18
Modified: 2005-09-16 16:12:18
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Pianka and Vitt 2003, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Picardie Region) Louisamphisbaena ferox (type locality: 12847)