Tetrapodophis
Tetrapodophis (Greek meaning "four-footed snake") is an extinct genus of lizard from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) aged Crato Formation of Brazil. It has an elongate snake-like body, with four limbs. Tetrapodophis has been considered by some authors to be one of the oldest members of Ophidia (snakes and their extinct relatives). However, this classification has been disputed by some other authors, who identify Tetrapodophis as a dolichosaurid much less closely related to snakes.
| Tetrapodophis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Fossil in Bürgermeister-Müller-Museum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | †Dolichosauridae |
| Genus: | †Tetrapodophis Martill et al., 2015 |
| Type species | |
| †Tetrapodophis amplectus Martill et al., 2015 | |
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