Boavus Marsh 1871 (snake)

Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1871. Description of some new fossil serpents, from the Tertiary deposits of Wyoming. The American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 1(5):322-329

Parent taxon: Booidea according to S. Onary et al. 2021

See also Brattstrom 1955, Carroll 1988, Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Hecht 1959

Sister taxa: Anomalophidae, Archaeophidae, Boidae, Conantophis, Dinilysiidae, Eoanilius, Eoconstrictor, Michauxophis, Rageryx, Ungaliophiidae

Subtaxa: Boavus brevis Boavus idelmani Boavus occidentalis

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Type: Boavus occidentalis

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (1: Texas collection)

• Oligocene of United States (2: Colorado, South Dakota)

• Eocene of United States (16: California, Wyoming)

Total: 19 collections including 21 occurrences

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