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Cheilophis huerfanoensis

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Cheilophis huerfanoensis was named by Gilmore (1938). Its type specimen is AMNH 5195, a set of vertebrae (About 157 anterior and posterior thoracic vertebrae and numerous rib fragments), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Two miles north of Gardner, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Huerfano Formation of Colorado. It is the type species of Cheilophis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Cheilophis huerfanoensis Gilmore

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
—Macrostomata
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
familyBoidaeGray 1825
subfamilyBoinaeGray 1825
genusCheilophisGilmore 1938
specieshuerfanoensis

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.

†Cheilophis huerfanoensis Gilmore 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Created: 2005-09-23 12:54:43
Modified: 2005-09-23 14:54:43
Source: subf = subfamily, superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Greene 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Head 2005

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Orellan or 59.20000 to 33.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Cheilophis huerfanoensis (3113 124965)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Cheilophis huerfanoensis (186898)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Cheilophis huerfanoensis (type locality: 180105)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Cheilophis huerfanoensis (179967)