Norisophis begaa Klein et al. 2017 (snake)

Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: C. G. Klein, N. R. Longrich, N. Ibrahim, S. Zouhri, and D. M. Martill. 2017. A new basal snake from the mid-Cretaceous of Morocco. Cretaceous Research 72:134-141

Belongs to Norisophis according to C. G. Klein et al. 2017

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: FSAC-KK 7001 (posterior trunk vertebra with all zygapophyses preserved). Its type locality is Aferdou N'Chaft, which is in a Cenomanian fluvial sandstone in Morocco.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Aferdou N'Chaft

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