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Neonatrix europaea

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Neonatrix europaea was named by Rage and Holman (1984). Its type specimen is FSL 285 008, a set of vertebrae (a single mid-trunk vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Grive M, which is in a MN 7 + 8 fissure fill /limestone in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Neonatrix europaea Rage and Holman p. 94 fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyNatricinaeBonaparte 1838
genusNeonatrixHolman 1973
specieseuropaea

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.

Neonatrix europaea Rage and Holman 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:49
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:49
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Serravallian or 16.90000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orleanian - Middle Miocene20.0 - 11.608France (Rhône-Alpes) Neonatrix europaea (26723)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrenees) Neonatrix europaea (136919)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees) Neonatrix europaea (32191)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1France (Rhône-Alpes) Neonatrix europaea (type locality: 79360)