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Cheilophis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Cheilophis was named by Gilmore (1938). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Serpentes by Gilmore (1938); to Boinae by Rage (1984), Rage (1984); and to Boidae by Rage (1988), Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Cheilophis Gilmore
1984Cheilophis Rage
1988Cheilophis Carroll
1988Cheilophis Rage

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
genusCheilophisGilmore 1938

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. †Cheilophis Gilmore 1938
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†Cheilophis huerfanoensis Gilmore 1938
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: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Orellan or 59.24000 to 31.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) C. huerfanoensis (3113 124965)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (New Mexico) C. huerfanoensis (186898)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Colorado) C. huerfanoensis (180105)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) C. huerfanoensis (179967)