Reptilia - Squamata - Palaeophiidae
Full reference: A. O. Averianov. 1997. Paleogene sea snakes from the eastern part of Tethys. Russian Journal of Herpetology 4(2):128-142
Belongs to Palaeophis according to A. O. Averianov 1997
Sister taxa: Palaeophis africanus, Palaeophis casei, Palaeophis colossaeus, Palaeophis giganteus, Palaeophis grandis, Palaeophis halidanus, Palaeophis littoralis, Palaeophis longus, Palaeophis maghrebianus, Palaeophis nessovi, Palaeophis oweni, Palaeophis porcatus, Palaeophis tamdy, Palaeophis toliapicus, Palaeophis typhaeus, Palaeophis vastaniensis, Palaeophis virginianus, Paleophis virginianus, Nessovophis zhylga, Vialovophis zhylan
Type specimen: Its type locality is Andarak 2, which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Alai Beds Formation of Kyrgyzstan
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Kyrgyzstan (1 collection), Tajikistan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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