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Lophocranion
Taxonomy
Lophocranion was named by Charig and Gans (1990). Its type is Lophocranion rusingense.
It was assigned to Amphisbaenidae by Charig and Gans (1990); and to Amphisbaenidae by Longrich et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Amphisbaenidae by Charig and Gans (1990); and to Amphisbaenidae by Longrich et al. (2015).
Species
L. rusingense (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Lophocranion Charig and Gans p. 20 |
| 2015 | Lophocranion 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.
G. †Lophocranion Charig and Gans 1990
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†Lophocranion rusingense Charig and Gans 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Pianka and Vitt 2003 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Miocene | Kenya | L. rusingense (63507) |