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Falseryx neervelpensis

Reptilia - Tropidophiidae

Taxonomy
Falseryx neervelpensis was named by Szyndlar et al. (2008). Its type specimen is IRSNB R 240 (one trunk vertebra) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Boutersem TGV, which is in a Rupelian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in the Borgloon Formation of Belgium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Falseryx neervelpensis Szyndlar et al. p. 395

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
—Macrostomata
familyTropidophiidaeCope 1894
subfamilyTropidophiinaeCope 1894
genusFalseryx
speciesneervelpensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Falseryx neervelpensis Szyndlar et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Entire body: yessubf
Adult length: 100 to < 1000subf
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubf
Created: 2005-09-23 13:43:37
Modified: 2005-09-23 15:43:37
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Greene 1997

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium (Brabant) Falseryx neervelpensis (type locality: 75867)