Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Ogmophis miocompactus

Reptilia - Loxocemidae

Taxonomy
Ogmophis miocompactus was named by Holman (1976). It is not extant. Its type locality is Black Bear Quarry II, which is in a Hemingfordian coarse channel fill conglomerate in the Rosebud Formation of South Dakota.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Ogmophis miocompactus Holman
1984Ogmophis miocompactus Rage p. 25

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
speciesmiocompactusHolman 1976

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 miocompactus Holman 1976
show all | hide all
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: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Ogmophis miocompactus (17802 27509)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Nebraska) Ogmophis miocompactus (27510)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) Ogmophis miocompactus (19074 19075)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (South Dakota) Ogmophis miocompactus (type locality: 17878)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Ogmophis miocompactus (18397)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Ogmophis miocompactus (18665)