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Pseudocemophora antiqua

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Pseudocemophora antiqua was named by Auffenberg (1963). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Thomas Farm, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Alachua Formation of Florida.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Pseudocemophora antiqua Auffenberg
1984Pseudocemophora antiqua Rage p. 51

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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
genusPseudocemophoraAuffenberg 1963
speciesantiquaAuffenberg 1963

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.

Pseudocemophora antiqua Auffenberg 1963
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 20.43000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Pseudocemophora antiqua (type locality: 18597)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Pseudocemophora antiqua (19073 19074 19075 19077)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Wyoming) Pseudocemophora antiqua (26758)