Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Ophisaurus feifari

Reptilia - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Ophisaurus feifari was named by Klembara (1979). Its type specimen is DP FNSP 1013, a partial skull (parietal), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dolnice, which is in a MN 4 fluvial-lacustrine siltstone/marl in the Czech Republic.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. fejfari, O. gracilis, O. intermedius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Ophisaurus feifari Klembara

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
—Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAnguinaeGray 1825
tribeOphisaurini
genusOphisaurusDaudin 1803
speciesfeifariKlembara 1979

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.

†Ophisaurus feifari Klembara 1979
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:37
Modified: 2005-09-23 16:25:38
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Langhian or 16.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 416.9 - 15.97Czech Republic (Karlovy Vary) Ophisaurus feifari (type locality: 138666)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Ophisaurus feifari (134954)