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Paleophis virginianus
Taxonomy
Paleophis virginianus was named by Lynn (1934). Its type specimen is USNM 13640, a set of vertebrae (vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Belvedere Beach, Eocene, which is in a Paleocene/Eocene coastal sandstone in Virginia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1934 | Paleophis virginianus Lynn p. 245 figs. Plate XVII |
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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.
†Paleophis virginianus Lynn 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 58.70000 to 48.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Virginia) | Paleophis virginianus (type locality: 105244) |