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Borealilysia

Osteichthyes - Aniliidae

Discussion

Derivation of the name: Boreal (Gr. boreas), meaning north, and Ilysia, a junior synonym of Anilius, meaning Northern Ilysia, referring to the occurrence of an aniliid in North America

Taxonomy
Borealilysia was named by Head (2020).

It was assigned to Aniliidae by Head (2020).

Synonyms
  • Coniophis platycarinatus was named by Hecht (1959). Its type specimen is AMNH 3827 (incomplete mid-thoracic vertebra) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hyopsodus Hill, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Head (2020).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Coniophis platycarinatus Hecht p. 139 figs. Plate 53, Fig. 1 & 2
1959Coniophis platycarinatus McGrew et al. p. 139 figs. Plate 53, Fig. 1 & 2
1984Coniophis platycarinatus Rage p. 13
1999Coniophis platycarinatus Gardner and Cifelli p. 89
2020Borealilysia Head

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
familyAniliidaeFitzinger 1826
genusBorealilysia

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. †Borealilysia Head 2020
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†Borealilysia carinata Hecht 1959
†Borealilysia gunnelli Head 2020
Invalid names: Coniophis platycarinatus Hecht 1959 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: SVLf
Adult length: 100 to < 1000f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-09-09 11:33:40
Modified: 2005-09-09 19:44:52
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Greene 1997, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bridgerian or 51.10000 to 45.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Borealoilysia gunnelli (216020) Coniophis carinatus, Coniophis platycarinatus (16244)