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Dakotaophis

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Dakotaophis was named by Holman (1976). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Colubrinae by Holman (1976); and to Colubridae by Rage (1984) and Carroll (1988).

Species
D. greeni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Dakotaophis Holman
1984Dakotaophis Rage p. 46
1988Dakotaophis Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
genusDakotaophisHolman 1976

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Dakotaophis Holman 1976
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†Dakotaophis greeni Holman 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:49
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:49
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 16.30000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Colubrinae indet. (17963)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) D. greeni (19077)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) D. greeni (17878)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) D. greeni (18102 18208)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) D. greeni (18397)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) D. greeni (18665)