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Paleoheterodon tiheni

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Paleoheterodon tiheni was named by Holman (1964). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Norden Bridge Quarry, which is in a Barstovian channel sandstone in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska. It is the type species of Paleoheterodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Paleoheterodon tiheni Holman
1973Paleoheterodon tiheni Holman p. 152
1995Paleoheterodon tiheni Parmley and Holman p. 85

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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
subfamilyXenodontinaeBonaparte 1845
genusPaleoheterodonHolman 1964
speciestiheniHolman 1964

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.

†Paleoheterodon tiheni Holman 1964
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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: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Paleoheterodon tiheni (18397)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Paleoheterodon tiheni (18031 18141 18208 18275 type locality: 18284 27481 27507)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Paleoheterodon tiheni (188779)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Paleoheterodon tiheni (18225)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Paleoheterodon tiheni (18198)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Paleoheterodon tiheni (18247)
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan10.3 - 1.8USA (Indiana) Paleoheterodon tiheni (18320)