Reptilia - Squamata - Palaeophiidae
Full reference: W. Lynn. 1934. A new snake Paleophis virginianus from the Eocene of Virginia. John Hopkins University Studies in Geology 11:245-249
Belongs to Paleophis according to W. Lynn 1934
Sister taxa: Palaeophis africanus, Palaeophis casei, Palaeophis colossaeus, Palaeophis ferganicus, Palaeophis grandis, Palaeophis halidanus, Palaeophis littoralis, Palaeophis longus, Palaeophis maghrebianus, Palaeophis nessovi, Palaeophis oweni, Palaeophis porcatus, Palaeophis tamdy, Palaeophis toliapicus, Palaeophis typhaeus, Palaeophis vastaniensis, Palaeophis virginianus, Nessovophis zhylga, Vialovophis zhylan
Type specimen: USNM 13640, a set of vertebrae (vertebra). Its type locality is Belvedere Beach, Eocene, which is in a Paleocene/Eocene coastal sandstone in Virginia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Belvedere Beach, Eocene
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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