Isolated named elements from at least 76 individuals place a caecilian total-group record inside a dated Norian bonebed.
Represented range223.036–218.043 Ma
RegionsThunderstorm Ridge, upper Blue Mesa Member, Chinle Formation, Arizona, USA
CladesFuncusvermis gilmorei · Gymnophionomorpha
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fossil-range · medium
At least 76 individuals represented by isolated three-dimensional Funcusvermis elements occur in a U–Pb-bracketed Norian bonebed and support a caecilian total-group record, but not crown Gymnophiona, one articulated animal or a global first appearance.