Helagras prisciformis Cope 1883 (snake)

Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1883. First addition to the fauna of the Puerco Epoch. Paleontological Bulletin 36:545-563

Belongs to Helagras according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Cope 1883 and Hay 1902

Sister taxon: Helagras orellanensis

Type specimen: AMNH 1628, a set of vertebrae (two posterior thoracic vertebrae). Its type locality is San Juan Basin (non-specific), which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (2: New Mexico collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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