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Taxonomy
Ophisauriscus was named by Kühn (1940). It is not extant. Its type is Ophisauriscus quadrupes.
It was synonymized subjectively with Ophisaurus by McDowell and Bogert (1954).
It was assigned to Lacertilia by Kuhn (1964); to Anguinae by Estes (1983), Sullivan (1987); and to Anguidae by Carroll (1988).
It was synonymized subjectively with Ophisaurus by McDowell and Bogert (1954).
It was assigned to Lacertilia by Kuhn (1964); to Anguinae by Estes (1983), Sullivan (1987); and to Anguidae by Carroll (1988).
Species
O. quadrupes (syn. O. hallensis, Parapseudopus minor) (type species)
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Synonymy list
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lutetian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | O. quadrupes (45769) Ophisaurus hallensis (13322) | |
| MP 13 | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | O. quadrupes (201973) |