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Heterodon brevis

Osteichthyes - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Heterodon brevis was named by Auffenberg (1963). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Haile 6A, which is in a Clarendonian/Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Florida.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Heterodon brevis Auffenberg
1984Heterodon brevis Rage p. 48

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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)
familyColubridae
subfamilyXenodontinaeBonaparte 1845
genusHeterodonLatreille 1801
speciesbrevisAuffenberg 1963

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.

Heterodon brevis Auffenberg 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 15:58:07
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:58:07
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 12.50000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Florida) Heterodon brevis (type locality: 18541)