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Palaeopython

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopython was named by Rochebrune (1880). Its type is Eoconstrictor fischeri.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Palaeopython Rochebrune
1901Palaeopython sardus Portis
1984Palaeopython Rage p. 19
1984Python sardus Rage p. 21
1988Palaeopython 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
subfamilyBoinaeGray 1825
genusPalaeopythonRochebrune 1880

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. †Palaeopython Rochebrune 1880
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†Palaeopython cadurcensis Filhol 1877
†Palaeopython ceciliensis Barnes 1927
†Palaeopython filholi de Rochebrune 1880
†Palaeopython helveticus Georgalis and Scheyer 2019
†Palaeopython neglectus de Rochebrune 1884
Invalid names: Palaeopython sardus Portis 1901 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Created: 2005-09-23 12:54:43
Modified: 2005-09-23 14:54:43
Source: subf = subfamily, superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Greene 1997, Behler and King 1979, Head 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) P. ceciliensis (13322 45002)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Rhone) P. sp. (151252)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) P. cadurcensis (31736 183350)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. cadurcensis (12840)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. cadurcensis (12841 12843 12849 12852)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) P. cadurcensis (39662)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Switzerland P. helveticus (195855 201873) P. sp. (morphotype 3), P. helveticus (195854)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) P. cadurcensis (12850)
MP 17A - MP 17B37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) P. cadurcensis (28747)
MP 1937.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. filholi (12846)
MP 1937.2 - 33.9France P. filholi (84657)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene37.2 - 15.97France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) P. cadurcensis, P. filholi, P. neglectus (179194)