Kelyophis
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kelyophis-256-8725527
title:
Kelyophis
text:
Kelyophis is an extinct genus of nigerophiid snake which existed in Madagascar during the Late Cretaceous. The type species is Kelyophis hechti. Trunk vertebrae have been found from the Maastrichtian-age Maevarano Formation in the Mahajanga Basin. Kelyophis is similar to other nigerophiids in its small size, long centra with posterior surfaces that deflect slightly downward, tubercular-shaped neural spines that are directed toward the back of the neural arches, and several other features of the
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description:
Extinct genus of snakes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelyophis
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date modified:
2023-08-19T00:45:56Z
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