Tetrapodophis
Extinct genus of lizard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tetrapodophis (Greek meaning "four-footed snake") is an extinct genus of lizard from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) aged Crato Formation of Brazil. It has an elongate snake-like body, with four limbs. Tetrapodophis has been considered by some authors to be one of the oldest members of Ophidia (snakes and their extinct relatives).[1][2][3] However, this classification has been disputed by some other authors,[4][5][6] who identify Tetrapodophis as a dolichosaurid much less closely related to snakes.
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Tetrapodophis | |
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Fossil in Bürgermeister-Müller-Museum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | †Dolichosauridae |
Genus: | †Tetrapodophis Martill et al., 2015 |
Type species | |
†Tetrapodophis amplectus Martill et al., 2015 |
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