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Neurodromicus dorsalis

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Neurodromicus dorsalis was named by Cope (1873). Its type specimen is AMNH No. 1599, a set of vertebrae (one thoracic vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cedar Creek, which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Colorado.

It was synonymized subjectively with Sistrurus catenatus by Rage (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Neurodromicus dorsalis Cope p. 15
1902Neurodromicus dorsalis Hay p. 481
1930Neurodromicus dorsalis Hay p. 271
1952Neurodromicus dorsalis Vanzolini p. 455

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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
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
familyBoidaeGray 1825
genusNeurodromicus
speciesdorsalis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:29
Modified: 2005-09-23 14:53:48
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Greene 1997, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Orellan or 33.90000 to 33.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) Neurodromicus dorsalis (type locality: 118198)