†Cheilophis huerfanoensis Gilmore 1938 (snake)
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Full reference: C. W. Gilmore. 1938. Fossil snakes of North America. Geological Society of America Special Paper (9)1-96
Belongs to Cheilophis according to C. W. Gilmore 1938
See also Rage 1984
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH 5195, a set of vertebrae (About 157 anterior and posterior thoracic vertebrae and numerous rib fragments). Its type locality is Two miles north of Gardner, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Huerfano Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska collection)
• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado, New Mexico)
• Paleocene of United States (2: New Jersey)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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