Seismophis Hsiou et al. 2013 (snake)

Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: A. S. Hsiou, A. M. Albino, M. A. Medeiros and R. A. B. Santos. 2013. The oldest Brazilian snakes from the early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Parent taxon: Ophidia according to A. S. Hsiou et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Amblycephalidiformia, Angiostomata, Asinea, Boaeformia, Colubriformia, Coniophidae, Haasiophis, Najash, Norisophis, Psammophidae, Sanajeh, Serpentes, Simoliophiidae, Solenoglypha, Tortricina

Subtaxa: Seismophis septentrionalis

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Type: Seismophis septentrionalis

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Falésia do Sismito (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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