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Taxonomy
Messelophis was named by Baszio (2004). Its type is Messelophis variatus.
It was assigned to Tropidophiidae by Szyndlar et al. (2008); and to Boidae by Scanferla et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Tropidophiidae by Szyndlar et al. (2008); and to Boidae by Scanferla et al. (2016).
Species
M. variatus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2004 | Messelophis Baszio |
| 2008 | Messelophis Szyndlar et al. p. 400 |
| 2016 | Messelophis Scanferla et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Greene 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979 | |||||