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Anilioides nebraskensis

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Anilioides nebraskensis was named by Holman (1976). Its type specimen is UNSM 04519, a set of vertebrae ("trunk vertebra"), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Durnal Ranch Quarry, which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the Gering Formation of Nebraska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Anilioides nebraskensis Holman
1984Anilioides nebraskensis Rage p. 31

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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
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
familyBoidaeGray 1825
genusAnilioidesAuffenberg 1963
speciesnebraskensis

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.

†Anilioides nebraskensis Holman 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:29
Modified: 2005-09-23 14:53:48
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Greene 1997

Age range: base of the Geringian to the top of the Aquitanian or 29.50000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Nebraska) Anilioides nebraskensis (type locality: 17495 17566)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (Wyoming) Anilioides nebraskensis (75875)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Anilioides nebraskensis (17802)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45USA (Texas) Anilioides nebraskensis (18663)