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Hechtophis

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Hechtophis was named by Rage (2001).

It was assigned to Boidae by Rage (2001).

Species
H. austrinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Hechtophis Rage p. 116

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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()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
—Macrostomata
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
familyBoidaeGray 1825
genusHechtophis

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. †Hechtophis Rage 2001
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†Hechtophis austrinus Rage 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:29
Modified: 2005-09-23 14:53:48
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Behler and King 1979, Greene 1997, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 59.24000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) H. sp., H. austrinus (48091)