†Nigerophis mirus Rage 1975 (snake)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Nigeropheidae
Full reference: J.-C. Rage. 1975. Un serpent du Paléocène du Niger. Etude préliminaire sur l’origine des Caenophidians (Reptilia, Serpentes). Comptes Rendus à l’ Académie des Sciences, Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes 281(9):515-518
Belongs to Nigerophis according to J.-C. Rage 1975
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SES 100 (University of Montpellier), a set of vertebrae. Its type locality is Kreb de Sessao Nigerophis type locality, which is in a Paleocene/Paleocene terrestrial horizon in Niger.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Niger (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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