Pachyrhachis Haas 1979 (snake)

Reptilia - Squamata

Synonyms: Estesius Wallach 1984, Ophiomorphus Haas 1980

Full reference: G. Haas. 1979. On a new snakelike reptile from the lower Cenomanian of ein Jabrud, near Jerusalem. Bulletin du Muséum national d’Historie naturelle, Paris, Série 4 1:51-64

Parent taxon: Macrostomata according to O. Rieppel et al. 2003

See also Caldwell and Lee 1997, Lee and Caldwell 1998, Lee et al. 1999, Lee and Scanlon 2002, Longrich et al. 2012, Palci et al. 2013 and Wallach 1984

Sister taxa: Amaru, Booidea, Kataria, Loxocemus, Podophis, Tropidophiidae, Xenopeltis

Subtaxa: Pachyrhachis problematicus

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Type: Pachyrhachis problematicus

Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at 'Ein Yabrud quarries (Cretaceous of Palestine)

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