†Woutersophis novus Rage 1980 (snake)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Nigeropheidae
Full reference: J.-C. Rage. 1980. Un serpent marin nouveau de l’Éocène de Belgique. Le problème des Serpents marins du Paléogène. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences, Série D 291(1):469-471
Belongs to Woutersophis according to J.-C. Rage 1980
See also Rage 1984
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN CBL 1, a set of vertebrae (a single mid-trunk vertebra). Its type locality is Van Pachtenbeke sandpit, which is in a Lutetian coastal sandstone in the Brussel Formation of Belgium.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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