Haasiophis to that possessed by "Pachyrhachis". Both femurs are preserved with the specimen, but the rest of the right leg is missing. The left zeugopodium, tarsus, tibia, and fibula are preserved though the tibia is disarticulated slightly. The foot is composed of three tarsal ossifications and five metatarsals. The tarsal ossifications do not show signs that the bones were connected to each other during life. Traces of two phalanges are discernible behind metatarsals two and three. Several of the skeletal characters of "Haasiophis" may be interpreted as indication of "Haasiophis" being a juvenile specimen of "Pachyrhachis". The small overall size, underdevelopment
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