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Eoanilius oligocenicus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Eoanilius oligocenicus was named by Szyndlar (1994). Its type specimen is SMNS 58196/2 (a single mid-trunk vertebra) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Herrlingen 8, which is in a MP 28 fissure fill limestone in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Eoanilius oligocenicus Szyndlar p. 24 fig. 1
2008Eoanilius oligocenicus Böhme p. 169 figs. 8 pl. 4

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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
speciesoligocenicus

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 oligocenicus Szyndlar 1994
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Greene 1997

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the MN 3 or 33.90000 to 16.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2233.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Eoanilius oligocenicus (117977 118196)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France (Midi-Pyrenées) Eoanilius oligocenicus (167513 167533 167537)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France Eoanilius oligocenicus (183381)
MP 2727.3 - 23.04Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Eoanilius oligocenicus (59124)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Eoanilius oligocenicus (type locality: 59125)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Bavaria) Eoanilius oligocenicus (84364)
MN 123.04 - 22.4Türkiye (Ankara) Eoanilius oligocenicus (64382)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Türkiye (Ankara) Eoanilius oligocenicus (64378)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy (Sardinia) Eoanilius oligocenicus (138825)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Eoanilius oligocenicus (69179)