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Molgophis macrurus

Molgophidae

Taxonomy
Molgophis macrurus was named by Cope (1868). Its type specimen is No holotype designated and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.

It was synonymized subjectively with Brachydectes newberryi by Pardo and Anderson (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Molgophis macrurus Cope
1869Molgophis macrurus Cope p. 21
1875Molgophis brevicostatus Cope
1902Molgophis macrurus Hay p. 412
1998Molgophis macrurus Carroll et al. p. 145

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RecumbirostraAnderson 2007
familyMolgophidae
genusMolgophis
speciesmacrurus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Molgophis macrurus Cope 1868
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Invalid names: Molgophis brevicostatus Cope 1875 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Stephanian or 311.45000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95USA (Ohio) Molgophis macrurus (type locality: 85292 178682 178696 178697 178698)
Stephanian306.95 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Molgophis macrurus (177046)