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Vipera burgenlandica

Osteichthyes - Crotalidae

Taxonomy
Vipera burgenlandica was named by Bachmayer and Szyndlar (1987). Its type specimen is NMW 1986/3 (an isolated basiparasphenoid) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kohfidisch, which is in a MN 11 terrestrial horizon in Austria.

It was recombined as Vipera (Daboia) burgenlandica by Zerova (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Vipera burgenlandica Bachmayer and Szyndlar pp. 33-39 figs. 5, 6 pl. 1; text-fig. 1
1992Vipera (Daboia) burgenlandica Zerova p. 246

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyColubroidea
familyCrotalidae()
subfamilyViperinae
genusVipera
speciesburgenlandica

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.

Vipera burgenlandica Bachmayer and Szyndlar 1987
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F Bachmayer and Z Szyndlar 1987"Typical member of the group of "oriental vipers" of the genus Vipera characterized by a relatively short and broad basiparasphenoid, compound bone bearing high medial flange, basioccipital with long basioccipital process,as well as large vertebrae provided with moderately long centrum, strongly depressed neural arch, long and acute parapophyseal processes, and relatively high neural spine and hypapophysis."
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: MN 11 or 8.72500 to 7.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 118.725 - 7.9Austria (Burgenland) Vipera sp. (type locality: 37789)