†Messelophis Baszio 2004 (boa)
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Parent taxon: Boidae according to A. Scanferla et al. 2016
See also Szyndlar et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Boinae, Cadurcoboa, Candoia, Charina, Chilabothrus, Daunophis, Dawsonophis, Erycinae, Eunectes, Hechtophis, Lithophis, Neurodromicus, Palaeopython, Paleryx, Paraplatyspondylia, Plesiotortrix, Python, Rageophis, Rieppelophis, Totlandophis, Tropidophiinae, Tropidophis, Ungaliophiinae
Subtaxa: Messelophis variatus
Type: Messelophis variatus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection) (Eocene of Germany)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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