Full reference: A. Scanferla, K. T. Smith, and S. F. K. Schaal. 2016. Revision of the cranial anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of the Eocene minute boas Messelophis variatus and Messelophis ermannorum (Serpentes, Booidea). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 176:182-206
Parent taxon: Boidae according to A. Scanferla et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Boinae, Cadurcoboa, Candoia, Charina, Chilabothrus, Daunophis, Dawsonophis, Erycinae, Eunectes, Hechtophis, Lithophis, Messelophis, Neurodromicus, Palaeopython, Paleryx, Paraplatyspondylia, Plesiotortrix, Python, Rageophis, Totlandophis, Tropidophiinae, Tropidophis, Ungaliophiinae
Subtaxa: Rieppelophis ermannorum
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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