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Bransateryx

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Bransateryx was named by Hoffstetter and Rage (1972). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Erycinae by Hoffstetter and Rage (1972), Rage (1984) and Szyndlar (1987); and to Boidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
B. vireti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Bransateryx Hoffstetter and Rage
1984Bransateryx Rage p. 23
1987Bransateryx Szyndlar p. 56
1988Bransateryx Carroll

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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
subfamilyErycinaeBonaparte 1825
genusBransateryx

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. †Bransateryx Hoffstetter and Rage 1972
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†Bransateryx vireti Hoffstetter and Rage 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: SVLsubf
Adult length: 100 to < 1000subf
Grouping: solitarysubf
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: oviparoussubf
Created: 2005-09-10 09:20:11
Modified: 2005-09-10 11:20:11
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Greene 1997

Age range: base of the MP 22 to the top of the Vallesian or 33.90000 to 8.70000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) B. vireti (117977 118196)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France B. vireti (60214)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Occitanie) B. sp. (183674)
MP 2728.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) B. vireti (59124)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) B. vireti (36712)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) B. vireti (59125)
MP 28 - MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) B. sp. (59126)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) B. vireti (66109)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France B. vireti (60281 60282)
MN 123.03 - 22.4Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) B. vireti (69617)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France B. sp. (151407)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) B. sp., B. sp. (48446)