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Paleoheterodon

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Paleoheterodon was named by Holman (1964). It is not extant. Its type is Paleoheterodon tiheni.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Holman (1973) and Carroll (1988); and to Xenodontinae by Parmley and Holman (1995) and Parmley and Hunter (2010).

Species
P. arcuatus, P. tiheni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Paleoheterodon Holman
1973Paleoheterodon Holman p. 152
1988Paleoheterodon Carroll
1995Paleoheterodon Parmley and Holman p. 85
2010Paleoheterodon Parmley and Hunter p. 533

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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

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.

G. †Paleoheterodon Holman 1964
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†Paleoheterodon arcuatus Rage and Holman 1984
†Paleoheterodon tiheni Holman 1964
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 (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) P. tiheni (18031 18141 18208 18275 18284 27481 27507)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) P. tiheni (18397)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees) P. arcuatus (32191)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1France (Rhône-Alpes) P. arcuatus (136199 136201) P. sp., P. arcuatus (79360)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) P. sp., Heterodon sp. (18450)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) P. tiheni (188779)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) P. tiheni (18225)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) P. tiheni (18198)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) P. tiheni (18247)
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan10.3 - 1.8USA (Indiana) P. tiheni (18320)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Ravenna) P. arcuatus (144566)