Apodops Explained

Apodops is an extinct genus of early caecilians from the Early Eocene Itaboraí Formation of Brazil.^[1] The type species of the genus is A. pricei, described based on an isolated and broken trunk vertebra.^{[2] [3]}

Further reading

• Barcelos, L.A., Santos, R.O. The Lissamphibian Fossil Record of South America. Palaeobio Palaeoenv (2022).
• R. Estes and M. H. Wake. 1972. The first fossil record of caecilian amphibians. Nature 239:228-231
• Biology of Amphibians by William E. Duellman and Linda Trueb
• The Big Book Of Dinosaurs by David Norman
• Amphibians: The World of Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts by Robert Hofrichter
• Colbert's Evolution of the Vertebrates: A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time by Edwin H. Colbert, Michael Morales, and Eli C. Minkoff

Notes and References

1. ESTES . RICHARD . WAKE . MARVALEE H. . September 1972 . The First Fossil Record of Caecilian Amphibians . Nature . 239 . 5369 . 228–231 . 10.1038/239228b0 . 1972Natur.239..228E . 0028-0836.
2. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=37334 Apodops
3. Santos . Rodolfo Otávio . Laurin . Michel . Zaher . Hussam . 2020-11-03 . A review of the fossil record of caecilians (Lissamphibia: Gymnophionomorpha) with comments on its use to calibrate molecular timetrees . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society . 131 . 4 . 737–755 . 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa148 . 0024-4066. free .