†Haasiophis Tchernov et al. 2000 (snake)
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Full reference: E. Tchernov, O. Rieppel, H. Zaher, M. J. Polcyn, and L. L. Jacobs. 2000. A fossil snake with limbs. Science 287:2010-2012
Parent taxon: Ophidia according to A. Palci et al. 2013
See also Lee and Scanlon 2002, Longrich et al. 2012, Rieppel and Head 2004, Rieppel et al. 2003 and Tchernov et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Amblycephalidiformia, Angiostomata, Asinea, Boaeformia, Colubriformia, Coniophidae, Najash, Norisophis, Psammophidae, Sanajeh, Seismophis, Serpentes, Simoliophiidae, Solenoglypha, Tortricina
Subtaxa: Haasiophis terrasanctus
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at 'Ein Yabrud quarries (Cretaceous of Palestinian Territory)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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