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Anilioides nebraskensis

Reptilia - Aniliidae

Taxonomy
Anilioides nebraskensis was named by Holman (1976). Its type specimen is UNSM 04519, a set of vertebrae ("trunk vertebra"), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Durnal Ranch Quarry, which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the Gering Formation of Nebraska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Anilioides nebraskensis Holman

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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)
infraorderAlethinophidia
familyAniliidaeFitzinger 1826
genusAnilioidesAuffenberg 1963
speciesnebraskensis

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.

Anilioides nebraskensis Holman 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: SVLf
Adult length: 100 to < 1000f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-09-09 11:33:40
Modified: 2005-09-09 19:44:52
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Greene 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Geringian to the top of the Aquitanian or 30.80000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) Anilioides nebraskensis (type locality: 17495 17566)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Wyoming) Anilioides nebraskensis (75875)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Anilioides nebraskensis (17802)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Texas) Anilioides nebraskensis (18663)