†Texasophis galbreathi Holman 1984 (colubrid snake)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae
Full reference: J. A. Holman. 1984. Texasophis galbreathi, new species, the earliest New World colubrid snake. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 3:223-225
Belongs to Texasophis according to J. A. Holman 1984
Sister taxa: Texasophis bohemiacus, Texasophis fossilis, Texasophis hecki, Texasophis meini, Texasophis wilsoni
Type specimen: MSUVP 1038, a set of vertebrae (a trunk vertebra). Its type locality is "Flats Area", which is in an Orellan terrestrial siliciclastic in the Brule Formation of Colorado.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at "Flats Area"
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