Reptilia - Squamata

Parent taxon: Serpentes according to L. I. Fitzinger 1826

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

Subtaxa: Messelopython

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection) (Eocene of Germany)

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