†Geringophis vetus Holman 1982 (sand boa)
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Full reference: J. A. Holman. 1982. Geringophis (Serpentes: Boidae) from the middle Oligocene of Nebraska. Herpetologica 38:489-492
Belongs to Geringophis according to D. Maddox and W. P. Wall 1998
See also Holman 1982
Sister taxa: Geringophis depressus, Geringophis robustus, Geringophis yatkolae, Geringophis yatkolai
Type specimen: KU 49126, a set of vertebrae. Its type locality is KU-NEBR-22, which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska.
Ecology: fossorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Colorado, Nebraska collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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