†Gigantophis garstini Andrews 1901 (snake)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Madtsoiidae
Full reference: C. W. Andrews. 1901. Preliminary Note on some recently discovered extinct vertebrates from Egypt. Geological Magazine 8(4):436-444
Belongs to Gigantophis according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2017
See also Andrews 1906, McCartney and Seiffert 2016, Rage et al. 2001, Swinton 1934 and Vasile et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CGM C.10022, a set of vertebrae (20 trunk vertebrae). Its type locality is Beadnell Section, which is in a Priabonian coastal sandstone in the Qasr el-Sagha Formation of Egypt.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (2 collections), Libya (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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