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Palaeophis typhaeus

Reptilia - Palaeophiidae

Taxonomy
Palaeophis typhaeus was named by Owen (1850). It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Palaeophis typhaeus Owen
1909Palaeophis typhaeus Dollo p. 111
1964Palaeophis typhaeus Antunes p. 178
2005Palaeophis typhaeus Parmley and DeVore p. 713

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyPalaeophiidae()
genusPalaeophisOwen 1841
speciestyphaeusOwen 1850

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.

Palaeophis typhaeus Owen 1850
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MP 10 to the top of the Lutetian or 55.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1055.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) Palaeophis typhaeus (68440)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Palaeophis typhaeus (41989 41992 41998)