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Haasiophis terrasanctus
Taxonomy
Haasiophis terrasanctus was named by Tchernov et al. (2000) [Stored at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Paleontological Collections]. Its type specimen is HUJ-Pal. EJ 695, a skeleton (complete skeleton), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is 'Ein Yabrud quarries, which is in a Cenomanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bet Meir or Amminadav Formation of Palestine. It was considered monophyletic by Tchernov et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Haasiophis terrasanctus Tchernov et al. p. 2010 |
| 2003 | Haasiophis terrasanctus Rieppel et al. |
| 2013 | Haasiophis terrasanctus Palci et al. p. 1335 |
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†Haasiophis terrasanctus Tchernov et al. 2000
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. Palci et al. 2013 | Snake with well-developed hind limbs consisting at least of femur, tibia, fibula, and mesopodials; il- ium, pubis, and ischium present; parietal with well-developed posterolateral processes; ‘V’-shaped suture line between frontals and nasals; dorsal process of coronoid small, much shorter than maximum depth of compound bone; 155 precloacal vertebrae; dorsoventrally elongate intercentra articulate with ventral pedun- cles (hypapophyses s.s.) located on posteroventral surface of ver- tebrae in anterior precloacal (cervical?) region; at least 50 caudal vertebrae; chevron bones present on caudal vertebrae and articu- late with centra through a pair of posteroventrally located facets; at least 23 tooth positions on maxilla, at least nine on palatine, at least 15 on pterygoid, and at least 25 on dentary. |
Measurements
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| Source: g = genus, subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Tchernov et al. 2000 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Palestine | Haasiophis terrasanctus (type locality: 11804) |