Rubricacaecilia is an extinct genus of caecilian (limbless amphibian) from the Berriasian aged Ksar Metlili Formation in Morocco.[1]
Rubricacaecilia Temporal range: Berriasian
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Schematic of the jaw | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Gymnophiona |
Genus: | †Rubricacaecilia Evans and Sigogneau-Russell, 2001 |
Species: | †R. monbaroni
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Binomial name | |
†Rubricacaecilia monbaroni Evans and Sigogneau-Russell, 2001
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References
edit- ^ Evans, S. E. & Sigogneau-Rusell, D. (2001) A stem-group caecilian (Amphibia: Lissamphibia) from the Lower Cretaceous of Morocco. Palaeontology 44, 259–273.