Gigantophis
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek γίγαντας (gígantas) (from Γίγαντας (Gígantas), inflected form of Γίγας (Gígas, “Giant”)) + ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).
Proper noun
edit†Gigantophis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Madtsoiidae – the extinct giant snake Gigantophis garstini of the Paleogene (40 mya) in what is now the southern Sahara.
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Gigantophis garstini (extinct species)
References
edit- Gigantophis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Gigantophis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gigantophis at Paleobiology Database