Palaeophis
Extinct genus of snakes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palaeophis ('ancient snake') is an extinct genus of marine snake that is the type genus of the extinct snake family Palaeophiidae.
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Fossil vertebrae of Palaeophis maghrebianus from Khouribga (Morocco) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | †Palaeophiidae |
Subfamily: | †Palaeophiinae |
Genus: | †Palaeophis Owen, 1841 |
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†Palaeophis toliapicus Owen, 1841 | |
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Described species within this genus lived in the Eocene epoch, with some unnamed or questionable records from Cenomanian and Maastrichtian.[1] Fossils of species within this genus have been found in England, France, Denmark,[2] Morocco[3] and Mali.[4] Remains have also been found in North America, including Maryland and Virginia (from the early Eocene Nanjemoy Formation),[5] Georgia[6] and Mississippi.[7]