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Dinilysia
Extinct genus of snakes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dinilysia (meaning "terrible ilysia") is an extinct genus of snake from the Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) of South America. Dinilysia was a relatively large ambush predator, measuring approximately 2 m (6.6 ft) long. The skull morphology of Dinilysia is similar to boids, suggesting that it was able to consume large prey. Living in a desert-like environment, Dinilysia is likely a terrestrial or a semi-fossorial animal.[1]
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Dinilysia | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Clade: | Ophidia |
Family: | †Dinilysiidae |
Genus: | †Dinilysia Woodward, 1901 |
Type species | |
Dinilysia patagonica Woodward, 1901 |
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