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Pterygoboa

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Pterygoboa was named by Holman (1976). It is not extant. It was considered unknown by Mead and Schubert (2013).

It was assigned to Boidae by Carroll (1988); and to Erycinae by Rage (1984), Holman (2000) and Mead and Schubert (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Pterygoboa Holman
1984Pterygoboa Rage p. 27
1988Pterygoboa Carroll
2000Pterygoboa Holman p. 89
2013Pterygoboa Mead and Schubert

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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
genusPterygoboaHolman 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. †Pterygoboa Holman 1976
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†Pterygoboa delawarensis Holman 1998
†Pterygoboa miocenica Holman 1976
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, Behler and King 1979, Greene 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian or 28.10000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Florida) P. sp. (17860)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) P. delawarensis (18579)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) P. sp. (18562)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) P. miocenica (17878)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) P. sp. (18597)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) P. miocenica (18275 27481)