†Paleryx rhombifer Owen 1849 (boa)
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Full reference: R. Owen. 1849. A History of British Fossil Reptiles, Part I. 1-328
Belongs to Paleryx according to J.-C. Rage 1984
See also Holman et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Paleryx cayluxi, Paleryx depressus, Paleryx spinifer
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hordle Cliff (generic, non-specific locality), which is in an Eocene marine horizon in the Headon Beds Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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