Rieppelophis ermannorum Schaal and Baszio 2004 (snake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Boidae

Alternative combination: Messelophis ermannorum

Belongs to Rieppelophis according to A. Scanferla et al. 2016

See also Szyndlar et al. 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SMF ME 1812, a set of vertebrae (five trunk vertebrae). Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection), which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection)

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