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Molgophis
Taxonomy
Molgophis was named by Cope (1868). It is the type genus of Molgophidae.
It was synonymized subjectively with Brachydectes by Pardo and Anderson (2016).
It was assigned to Microsauria by Cope (1869); to Molgophidae by Cope (1875) and Hay (1902); to Lysorophidae by Carroll (1988); and to Lysorophia by Carroll et al. (1998).
It was synonymized subjectively with Brachydectes by Pardo and Anderson (2016).
It was assigned to Microsauria by Cope (1869); to Molgophidae by Cope (1875) and Hay (1902); to Lysorophidae by Carroll (1988); and to Lysorophia by Carroll et al. (1998).
Synonymy list
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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.
G. †Molgophis Cope 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| 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 309.80000 to 300.40000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian D | USA (Ohio) | M. macrurus (85292 178682 178696 178697 178698) | |
| Stephanian | USA (Ohio) | M. macrurus (177046) |