†Xiaophis myanmarensis Xing et al. 2018 (snake)
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Full reference: L. Xing, M. W. Caldwell, R. Chen, R. L. Nydam, A. Palci, T. R. Simões, R. C. McKellar, M. S. Y. Lee, Y. Liu, H. Shi, K. Wang and M. Bai. 2018. A mid-Cretaceous embryonic-to-neonate snake in amber from Myanmar. Science Advances 4:eaat5042:1-8
Belongs to Xiaophis according to L. Xing et al. 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: DIP-S-0907, a partial skeleton (Articulated postcranial skeleton). Its type locality is Burmese amber, Angbamo (Dexu Institute of Palaeontology collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Angbamo (Dexu Institute of Palaeontology collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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