Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: M. W. Caldwell, R. L. Nydam, A. Palci and S. Apesteguía. 2015. The oldest known snakes from the Middle Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous provide insights on snake evolution. Nature Communications 6(5996):1-11

Parent taxon: Serpentes according to M. W. Caldwell et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Alethinophidia, Botrophis, Cheilophis, Cholophidia, Coluber steinheimensis, Colubridae, Coniophis, Coniophis cosgriffi, Coniophis dabiebus, Coniophis precedens, Diablophis, Dinilysia, Dinilysiidae, Dipsadidae, Goinophis, Hoffstetterella, Hoffstetterella brasiliensis, Hoplocephalus, Lunaophis, Madtsoiidae, Natricidae, Ophidion, Ophidioniscus, Ophidium, Ophidium, Palaeophiidae, Portugalophis, Pseudonaja, Pythonoidea, Scolecophidia, Tomodon, Xiaophis

Subtaxa: Eophis underwoodi

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Type: Eophis underwoodi

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Distribution: found only at Kirtlington 3p (Mammal Bed) (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

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