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Zilantophis schuberti

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Zilantophis schuberti was named by Jasinski and Moscato (2017). Its type specimen is ETMNH-9557, a set of vertebrae (posterior trunk vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gray Fossil Site, which is in a Hemphillian/Blancan sinkhole siltstone/conglomerate in Tennessee.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Zilantophis schuberti Jasinski and Moscato p. 251 figs. 4, S2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyColubrinae
genusZilantophis
speciesschuberti

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.

Zilantophis schuberti Jasinski and Moscato 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:49
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:49
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Blancan or 10.30000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan10.3 - 1.8USA (Tennessee) Zilantophis schuberti (type locality: 26574)