Reptilia - Squamata - Palaeophiidae
Full reference: R. Owen. 1849. A History of British Fossil Reptiles, Part I. 1-328
Belongs to Palaeophis according to R. Owen 1849
See also de Zigno 1881
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 tamdy, Palaeophis toliapicus, Palaeophis typhaeus, Palaeophis vastaniensis, Palaeophis virginianus, Paleophis virginianus, Nessovophis zhylga, Vialovophis zhylan
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bracklesham, Earnley Formation, which is in a Lutetian marginal marine sandstone in the Earnley Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Bracklesham, Earnley Formation
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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