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Calamagras talpivorus

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Aphelophis talpivorus was named by Cope (1873). Its type specimen is AMNH No. 1598, a set of vertebrae (three vertebrae), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Calamagras talpivorus by Gilmore (1938), Rage (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Aphelophis talpivorus Cope p. 16
1902Aphelophis talpivorus Hay p. 480
1930Aphelophis talpivorus Hay p. 268
1938Calamagras talpivorus Gilmore p. 12
1984Calamagras talpivorus Rage p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
—Macrostomata
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
familyBoidaeGray 1825
subfamilyUngaliophiinaeMcDowell 1987
genusCalamagras
speciestalpivorus()

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.

†Calamagras talpivorus Cope 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:29
Modified: 2005-09-23 14:53:48
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Greene 1997, Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979

Age range: Orellan or 33.90000 to 31.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) Calamagras talpivorus (type locality: 118198)