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Geringophis

Osteichthyes - Boidae

Taxonomy
Geringophis was named by Holman (1976). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Boidae by Holman (1982), Carroll (1988); and to Erycinae by Maddox and Wall (1998), Holman (2000).

Species
G. depressus, G. robustus, G. vetus, G. yatkolae, G. yatkolai
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Geringophis Holman
1982Geringophis Holman p. 34
1988Geringophis Carroll
1998Geringophis Maddox and Wall p. 7
2000Geringophis Holman p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
genusGeringophisHolman 1976

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. †Geringophis Holman 1976
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†Geringophis depressus Holman 1976
†Geringophis robustus Holman and Harrison 2001
†Geringophis vetus Holman 1982
†Geringophis yatkolae Holman 1977
†Geringophis yatkolai Holman 1977
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Greene 1997, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Orellan to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 33.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) G. vetus (232908)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) G. vetus (75879)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Florida) Geringophis indet., G. robustus (17341)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (Wyoming) G. depressus (75875)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) G. depressus (17802)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Nebraska) G. yatkolae (27510)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) G. depressus (18275 18284 27507)