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Elaphe kohfidischi

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Elaphe kohfidischi was named by Bachmayer and Szyndlar (1985). Its type specimen is NMW 1984/96 (a single mid-trunk vertebra) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kohfidisch, which is in a MN 11 terrestrial horizon in Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Elaphe kohfidischi Bachmayer and Szyndlar p. 80 figs. 1-16
1987Elaphe kohfidischi Bachmayer and Szyndlar pp. 26-29 figs. 1 and 2 pl.1; text-fig. 1

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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
genusElapheWagler 1833
specieskohfidischi

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.

Elaphe kohfidischi Bachmayer and Szyndlar 1985
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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 15:56:48
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:56:48
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 5 to the top of the MN 12 or 15.97000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 515.97 - 13.65Austria Elaphe kohfidischi (51002)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Burgenland) Elaphe kohfidischi (type locality: 37789)
MN 127.75 - 7.246Ukraine (Odessa) Elaphe kohfidischi (48175)