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Elaphe kansensis

Osteichthyes - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Palaeoelaphe kansensis was named by Gilmore (1938). Its type specimen is USNM 13500, a set of vertebrae, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Long Island Quarry, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Ogallala Formation of Kansas.

It was recombined as Elaphe kansensis by Brattstrom (1967), Rage (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. dione, E. kochfidischi, E. quatorlineata, E. quttata, E. schrenckii, E. situla, E. taeniura
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2009-09-30; modified by T. Cleary on 2016-07-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Palaeoelaphe kansensis Gilmore
1967Elaphe kansensis Brattstrom p. 189
1984Elaphe kansensis Rage p. 46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyColubrinae
genusElapheWagler 1833
specieskansensis()

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.

†Elaphe kansensis Gilmore 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 15:56:48
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:56:48
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 12.50000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Elaphe kansensis (18327)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) Palaeoelaphe kansensis (type locality: 18237)