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Eoanilius europae

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Eoanilius europae was named by Rage (1974). Its type specimen is (Universite de Montpellier) MAL 550 (single mid-trunk vertebra) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Malperie, which is in a Priabonian karst phosphorite in the Perrière Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Eoanilius europae Rage p. 278 figs. 1, 2
1984Eoanilius europae Rage p. 13

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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
genusEoanilius
specieseuropae

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.

†Eoanilius europae Rage 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Created: 2005-09-19 11:48:22
Modified: 2005-09-19 13:48:22
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Greene 1997

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy) Eoanilius europae (12850)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Eoanilius europae (12841 type locality: 12849 12852)