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Neonatrix magna

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Neonatrix magna was named by Holman (1982). Its type specimen is MSUVP 943, a set of vertebrae (trunk vertebra), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Norden Bridge Quarry, which is in a Barstovian channel sandstone in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Neonatrix magna Holman p. 35
1984Neonatrix magna Rage p. 49
1995Neonatrix magna Parmley and Holman p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyNatricinaeBonaparte 1838
genusNeonatrixHolman 1973
speciesmagna

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.

Neonatrix magna Holman 1982
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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: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Neonatrix magna (18141 type locality: 18284)