Dawsonophis Holman 1979 (boa)

Reptilia - Squamata - Boidae

Parent taxon: Boidae according to R. L. Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Boinae, Cadurcoboa, Candoia, Charina, Chilabothrus, Daunophis, Erycinae, Eunectes, Hechtophis, Lithophis, Messelophis, Neurodromicus, Palaeopython, Paleryx, Paraplatyspondylia, Plesiotortrix, Python, Rageophis, Rieppelophis, Totlandophis, Tropidophiinae, Tropidophis, Ungaliophiinae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Badwater Locality 6 (Eocene of Wyoming)

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