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Eoconstrictor
Taxonomy
Eoconstrictor was named by Scanferla and Smith (2020). Its type is Palaeopython fischeri.
It was assigned to Booidea by Scanferla and Smith (2020).
It was assigned to Booidea by Scanferla and Smith (2020).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Eoconstrictor Scanferla and Smith |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Scanferla and K. T. Smith 2020 | As for type and only species: Medium-sized boid snakes, over 2 m in total length, differing from all other snakes in having the following combination of derived features: edentulous premaxilla with bifid vomerine processes; maxilla bearing four labial foramina and 15–18 maxillary teeth; palatine with five teeth and a long maxillary process; 11 pterygoid teeth; dentary with 18–19 teeth; sharp sagittal keel along the basioccipital; the vertebral column with up to 369 vertebrae, of which up to 72 are postcloacal vertebrae. |