Lunaophis aquaticus Albino et al. 2016 (snake)

Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: A. Albino, J. D. Carrillo-BriceƱo, and J. M. Neenan. 2016. An enigmatic aquatic snake from the Cenomanian of northern South America. PeerJ 4:e2027:1-26

Belongs to Lunaophis according to A. Albino et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNCN-1827, a set of vertebrae. Its type locality is Cementos Andinos quarry (28 m above base), which is in a Cenomanian offshore shale in the La Luna Formation of Venezuela.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Cementos Andinos quarry (28 m above base)

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