Plesiotortrix Rochebrune 1884 (boa)

Reptilia - Squamata - Boidae

Parent taxon: Boinae according to J.-C. Rage 1984

See also Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Acrantophis, Bavarioboa, Boa, Chubutophis, Corallus, Daunophis, Epicrates, Hordleophis, Palaeopython, Paleryx, Rukwanyoka, Sanjuanophis, Tallahattaophis, Titanoboa, Waincophis

Subtaxa: Plesiotortrix edwardsi

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Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: found only at Phosphorites du Quercy (for taxa with non-specific locality data) (Eocene to Miocene of France)

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