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Ogmophis voorhiesi

Reptilia - Loxocemidae

Taxonomy
Ogmophis voorhiesi was named by Holman (1977). It is not extant. Its type locality is J. M. Huber Corporation Kaolin (Clay) Pit, Twiggs Clay, which is in a Priabonian marginal marine claystone in the Twiggs Formation of Georgia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. microcompactus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Ogmophis voorhiesi Holman p. 144 fig. 3
1984Ogmophis voorhiesi Rage p. 27

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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
—Henophidia
familyLoxocemidaeCope 1861
genusOgmophisCope 1844
speciesvoorhiesi

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.

†Ogmophis voorhiesi Holman 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Uintan to the top of the Priabonian or 46.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Ogmophis voorhiesi (16517)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Ogmophis voorhiesi (type locality: 27508)