Ogmophis voorhiesi Holman 1977 (Mexican burrowing snake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Loxocemidae

Full reference: J. A. Holman. 1977. Upper Eocene snakes (Reptilia, Serpentes) from Georgia. Journal of Herpetology 11(2):141-145

Belongs to Ogmophis according to J.-C. Rage 1984

See also Holman 1977

Sister taxa: Ogmophis arenarum, Ogmophis compactus, Ogmophis europaeus, Ogmophis kansasensis, Ogmophis miocompactus, Ogmophis oregonensis, Ogmophis parvus, Ogmophis pauperrimus, Ogmophis pliocompactus

Type specimen: Its type locality is J. M. Huber Corporation Kaolin (Clay) Pit, Twiggs Clay, which is in a Priabonian marginal marine claystone in the Twiggs Formation of Georgia.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Georgia, Wyoming collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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