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Nigerophis mirus
Taxonomy
Nigerophis mirus was named by Rage (1975). Its type specimen is SES 100 (University of Montpellier), a set of vertebrae, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Kreb de Sessao Nigerophis type locality, which is in a Paleocene/Paleocene terrestrial horizon in Niger.
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.
†Nigerophis mirus Rage 1975
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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 Middle Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Paleocene or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene | Niger | Nigerophis mirus (type locality: 63545 63546) |