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Paleoheterodon arcuatus

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Paleoheterodon arcuatus was named by Rage and Holman (1984). Its type specimen is FSL 285 001, a set of vertebrae (a single trunk vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Grive M, which is in a MN 7 + 8 fissure fill /limestone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Paleoheterodon arcuatus Rage and Holman p. 93 fig. 3

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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
speciesarcuatus

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 arcuatus Rage and Holman 1984
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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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 7 + 8 to the top of the Messinian or 12.75000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees) Paleoheterodon arcuatus (32191)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1France (Rhône-Alpes) Paleoheterodon arcuatus (type locality: 79360 136199 136201)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Ravenna) Paleoheterodon arcuatus (144566)