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Rottophis atavus

Reptilia - Tropidophiidae

Taxonomy
Tropidonotus atavus was named by von Meyer (1855). Its type specimen is GPIBO Ro 4023, a skeleton (without tail), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Rott, which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - small shale in Germany.

It was recombined as Coluber atavus by Meyer (1860) and Rage (1984); it was recombined as Elaphis atavus by Lydekker (1888); it was recombined as Rottophis atavus by Szyndlar and Böhme (1996), Szyndlar (1997) and Szyndlar et al. (2008).

Synonyms
  • Coluber papyraceus was named by Fischer (1857). It is not extant. Its type specimen is GPIBO Ro 4023, a skeleton (without tail).

    It was considered a nomen nudum by Rage (1984) and Rage (1988); it was synonymized objectively with Rottophis atavus by Szyndlar and Böhme (1996).
  • Morelia papyracea was named by Troschel (1858). Its type specimen is a specimen in the geological and paleontological collections of the University Bonn, presumably GPIBO Ro 4024, a skeleton (almost complete), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Rott, which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - small shale in Germany.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Rottophis atavus by Szyndlar and Böhme (1996).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Tropidonotus atavus Meyer
1855Tropidonotus atavus von Meyer p. 337
1857Coluber papyraceus Fischer p. 26
1858Morelia papyracea Troschel p. CXXVII
1860Coluber atavus Meyer p. 232 figs. pl. XXV
1888Elaphis atavus Lydekker p. 251
1984Coluber atavus Rage p. 44
1996Rottophis atavus Szyndlar and Böhme p. 149 figs. A-C pl. 1, text-figs 1-4
1997Rottophis atavus Szyndlar pp. 216, 217
2008Rottophis atavus Szyndlar et al. p. 401

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
—Macrostomata
familyTropidophiidaeCope 1894
subfamilyTropidophiinaeCope 1894
genusRottophis
speciesatavus()

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.

†Rottophis atavus von Meyer 1855
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Invalid names: Coluber papyraceus Fischer 1857 [objective synonym], Morelia papyracea Troschel 1858 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Entire body: yessubf
Adult length: 100 to < 1000subf
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubf
Created: 2005-09-23 13:43:37
Modified: 2005-09-23 15:43:37
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Greene 1997

Age range: MP 30 or 28.40000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2728.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Tropidonotus atavus (59124)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) Morelia papyracea, Tropidonotus atavus, Elaphis atavus (type locality: 84606)