Cerberophis Longrich et al. 2012 (snake)

Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: N. R. Longrich, B.-A. S. Bhullar, and J. A. Gauthier. 2012. Mass extinction of lizards and snakes at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109(52):21396-21401

Parent taxon: Alethinophidia according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Acrochordoidea, Afrotortrix, Aniliidae, Anilioidea, Caenophidia, Colombophis, Colubroidea, Cylindrophiidae, Henophidia, Itaboraiophis, Macrostomata, Paulacoutophis, Simoliopheoidea, Tuscahomaophis

Subtaxa: Cerberophis robustus

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Scrap Hill, UCMP loc. V.80096 (V-80096, V80096) (Cretaceous of Montana)

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