†Portugalophis lignites Caldwell et al. 2015 (snake)
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Full reference: M. W. Caldwell, R. L. Nydam, A. Palci and S. Apesteguía. 2015. The oldest known snakes from the Middle Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous provide insights on snake evolution. Nature Communications 6(5996):1-11
Belongs to Portugalophis according to M. W. Caldwell et al. 2015
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MG-LNEG 28091, a partial skull (left maxilla). Its type locality is Guimarota, which is in a Kimmeridgian lagoonal coal in the Alcobaça Formation of Portugal.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Guimarota
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