Reptilia - Squamata - Loxocemidae
Full reference: P. E. Vanzolini. 1952. Fossil snakes and lizards from the Lower Miocene of Florida. Journal of Paleontology 26(3):452-457
Belongs to Ogmophis according to W. Auffenberg 1963
See also Rage 1984 and Vanzolini 1952
Sister taxa: Ogmophis arenarum, Ogmophis compactus, Ogmophis europaeus, Ogmophis kansasensis, Ogmophis miocompactus, Ogmophis oregonensis, Ogmophis parvus, Ogmophis pliocompactus, Ogmophis voorhiesi
Type specimen: MCZ 1976, a set of vertebrae (one dorsal vertebra). Its type locality is Thomas Farm, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Alachua Formation of Florida.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Thomas Farm
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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