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Palaeopython ceciliensis

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopython ceciliensis was named by Barnes (1927).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Palaeopython ceciliensis Barnes
1984Palaeopython ceciliensis Rage p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
—Macrostomata
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
familyBoidaeGray 1825
subfamilyBoinaeGray 1825
genusPalaeopythonRochebrune 1880
speciesceciliensisBarnes 1927

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.

†Palaeopython ceciliensis Barnes 1927
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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: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Greene 1997, Head 2005

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Palaeopython ceciliensis (13322 45002)