†Rageryx schmidi Smith and Scanferla 2021 (snake)
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Full reference: K. T. Smith and A. Scanferla. 2021. A nearly complete skeleton of the oldest definitive erycine boid (Messel, Germany). Memorial Jean-Claude Rage: A life of paleo-herpetologist. Geodivertistas 43(1):1-24
Belongs to Rageryx according to K. T. Smith and A. Scanferla 2021
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: HLMD-Me 9723, a skeleton (nearly complete skeleton). Its type locality is HLMD pit 16b, Messel, which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian lacustrine mudstone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at HLMD pit 16b, Messel
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