Gigantophis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γίγαντας (gígantas) (from Γίγαντας (Gígantas), inflected form of Γίγας (Gígas, “Giant”)) + ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).

Proper noun

†Gigantophis m

1. 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

• (genus): Gigantophis garstini (extinct species)

References

• Gigantophis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gigantophis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gigantophis at Paleobiology Database