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Eophis underwoodi

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Eophis underwoodi was named by Caldwell et al. (2015). Its type specimen is NHMUK R12355, NHMUK R12354, NHMUK R12370 (syntypes), a partial skull (symphyseal portion of right dentary, midsection right dentary, posterior portion right dentary respectively), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kirtlington 3p (Mammal Bed), which is in a Bathonian mire/swamp marl in the Forest Marble Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Eophis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Eophis underwoodi Caldwell et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
genusEophis
speciesunderwoodi

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Eophis underwoodi Caldwell et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
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