†Hibernophis breithaupti Croghan et al. 2024 (snake)
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Full reference: J. A. Croghan, A. Palci, S. Onary, M. S. Y. Lee, and M. W. Caldwell. 2024. Morphology and systematics of a new fossil snake from the early Rupelian (Oligocene) White River Formation, Wyoming. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 1-26
Belongs to Hibernophis according to J. A. Croghan et al. 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UW-11120-A, a partial skeleton (skkull and nearly complete skeleton). Its type locality is UW V-75004, which is in an Orellan fluvial mudstone in the White River Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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