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Trogonophidae
Discussion
see discussion in Georgalis et al. 2024 [ref:89918] for correct author of family name
Taxonomy
Trogonophidae was named by Bonaparte (1838). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Kearney (2003).
It was reranked as the subfamily Trogonophinae by Kuhn (1966); it was reranked as the unranked clade Trogonophidae by Kearney (2003) and Longrich et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Ophiosauri by Cope (1871); to Opheosauri by Cope (1875); to Amphisbaenidae by Kuhn (1966); to Amphisbaenia by Estes (1983); to Amphisbaenia by Frank and Ramus (1996); to Amphisbaenoidea by Kearney (2003); and to Amphisbaeniformes by Longrich et al. (2015).
It was reranked as the subfamily Trogonophinae by Kuhn (1966); it was reranked as the unranked clade Trogonophidae by Kearney (2003) and Longrich et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Ophiosauri by Cope (1871); to Opheosauri by Cope (1875); to Amphisbaenidae by Kuhn (1966); to Amphisbaenia by Estes (1983); to Amphisbaenia by Frank and Ramus (1996); to Amphisbaenoidea by Kearney (2003); and to Amphisbaeniformes by Longrich et al. (2015).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1838 | Trogonophidae Bonaparte |
| 1871 | Trogonophidae Cope p. 237 |
| 1875 | Trogonophidae Cope p. 20 |
| 1966 | Trogonophinae Kuhn p. 69 |
| 1983 | Trogonophidae Estes |
| 1996 | Trogonophidae Frank and Ramus |
| 2003 | Trogonophidae Kearney |
| 2015 | Trogonophidae Longrich et al. |
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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.
Unr. Trogonophidae Bonaparte 1838
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G. †Terastiodontosaurus Georgalis et al. 2024
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†Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi Georgalis et al. 2024
G. Trogonophis Kaup 1830
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†Trogonophis darelbeidae Bailon 2000
Trogonophis wiegmanni Kaup 1830 [Checkerboard worm lizard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Pianka and Vitt 2003 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 56.00000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian - Lutetian | Tunisia | Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi (87795) | |
| MP 28 | Germany | Palaeoblanus sp. (59886) | |
| MP 28 - MP 30 | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Palaeoblanus tobieni (59126) | |
| MP 30 | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Palaeoblanus sp. (66105) | |
| MN 1 | Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) | Palaeoblanus tobieni (69617) | |
| MN 2 | Germany (R.-P. and Hesse) | Palaeoblanus tobieni (69606) | |
| MN 3 | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Palaeoblanus tobieni (69179) | |
| Langhian | Germany (Bavaria) | Palaeoblanus sp. nov., Palaeoblanus tobieni (34615) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Morocco | Trogonophis darelbeidae (32052) |