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Thaumastophiidae
Taxonomy
Thaumastophiidae was named by Zaher et al. (2021). Its type is Thaumastophis.
It was assigned to Colubroides by Zaher et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Colubroides by Zaher et al. (2021).
Subtaxa
Renenutet, Thaumastophis (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Thaumastophiidae Zaher et al. |
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Fm. †Thaumastophiidae Zaher et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| H. Zaher et al. 2021 | Differs from all other caenophidian families by the following combination of characters: prezygapophyseal processes well developed, parazygosphenal foramina present (although not in all vertebrae), high neural spines in mid- and posterior trunk vertebrae with thin anterior and slightly laterally expanded posterior margins in dorsal view, neural spines invading the zygosphenal tectum, para- and diapophyseal areas distinct, hypapophyses present in anterior trunk vertebrae and absent in mid- and posterior trunk vertebrae, caudal vertebrae with expanded laminar
haemapophyses, cotyle depressed. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | India (Gujarat) | Thaumastophis missiaeni (55494 180565) | |
| Priabonian | Egypt | Renenutet sp., Renenutet enmerwer (67706) |