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Archaeophis

Reptilia - Palaeophiidae

Taxonomy
Archaeophis was named by Massalongo (1859) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 505]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Palaeophiidae by Tatarinov (1963); to Palaeophidae by Carroll (1988); to Squamata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Archaeophiinae by Rage (1984), Rage et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Archaeophis Massalongo
1963Archaeophis Tatarinov p. 113
1984Archaeophis Rage p. 36
1988Archaeophis Carroll
2002Archaeophis Sepkoski
2003Archaeophis Rage et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyPalaeophiidae()
subfamilyArchaeophiinaeJanensch 1906
genusArchaeophis

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.

G. †Archaeophis Massalongo 1859
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Archaeophis proavus Massalongo 1859
Archaeophis turkmenicus Tatarinov 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Turkmenistan A. turkmenicus (186444)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy A. proavus (55239)