Reptilia - Squamata - Palaeophiidae
Full reference: J.-C. Rage, S. Bajpai, J. G. M. Thewissen and B. N. Tiwari. 2003. Early Eocene snakes from Kutch, western India, with a review of the Palaeophiidae. Geodiversitas 25(4):695-716
Belongs to Pterosphenus according to D. Parmley and M. DeVore 2005
See also Rage et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Pterosphenus kutchensis, Pterosphenus muruntau, Pterosphenus schucherti, Pterosphenus schweinfurthi, Pterosphenus sheppardi
Type specimen: RUSB 2784-4 (single trunk vertebra). Its type locality is Panandhro Mine, HD Pit, which is in a Bartonian mire/swamp shale in the Panandhro Formation of India.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of India (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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