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Najash
Taxonomy
Najash was named by Apestiguía and Zaher (2006). It is not extant. Its type is Najash rionegrina.
It was assigned to Serpentes by Apestiguía and Zaher (2006); to Serpentes by Wilson et al. (2010); to Ophidia by Longrich et al. (2012); and to Ophidia by Palci et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Serpentes by Apestiguía and Zaher (2006); to Serpentes by Wilson et al. (2010); to Ophidia by Longrich et al. (2012); and to Ophidia by Palci et al. (2013).
Species
N. rionegrina (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Najash Apestiguía and Zaher p. 1037 figs. 1-2 |
| 2010 | Najash Wilson et al. p. 6 |
| 2012 | Najash Longrich et al. |
| 2013 | Najash Palci et al. |
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G. †Najash Apestiguía and Zaher 2006
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†Najash rionegrina Apestiguía and Zaher 2006
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| S. Apestiguía and H. Zaher 2006 | "A snake with a strongly concave ventral surface of the parasphenoid rostrum, forming a deep and straight gutter; two sacral vertebrae present; single large parazygantral foramen on each side of neural arch; proximal caudal vertebrae with blunt haemapophyses; robust femora with a large trocanter (pg. 1037" |