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Palaeophiidae

Osteichthyes - Palaeophiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Palaeopheidae Lydekker
1946Palaeophiidae Kuhn p. 62
1984Palaeopheidae Rage p. 33
1988Palaeopheidae Holman and Case p. 329
1991Palaeopheidae Holman et al. p. 1
1997Palaeophiidae Averianov
2003Palaeopheidae Parmley and Reed p. 224
2005Palaeopheidae Head et al. p. 246
2005Palaeopheidae Parmley and DeVore p. 706
2008Palaeophiidae Rage et al. p. 392
2010Palaeophiidae Snetkov and Bannikov p. 698
2011Palaeophiidae Snetkov p. 306
2012Palaeophiidae Zvonok and Snetkov p. 394
2016Palaeophiidae McCartney and Seiffert p. 4
2023Palaeophiidae Georgalis
2024Palaeophiidae Garberoglio et al. p. 2
2025Palaeophiidae Aniny et al.

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

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.

Fm. †Palaeophiidae Lydekker 1888
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Subfm. †Archaeophiinae Janensch 1906
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G. †Archaeophis Massalongo 1859
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†Archaeophis proavus Massalongo 1859
†Archaeophis turkmenicus Tatarinov 1963
G. †Palaeophis Owen 1841
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†Palaeophis africanus Andrews 1924
†Palaeophis casei Holman 1982
†Palaeophis colossaeus Rage 1983
†Palaeophis ferganicus Averianov 1997
†Palaeophis grandis Marsh 1869
†Palaeophis littoralis Cope 1847
†Palaeophis longus Owen 1849
†Palaeophis maghrebianus Arambourg 1952
†Palaeophis nessovi Averianov 1997
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Invalid names: Palaeophis udovichenkoi Averianov 1997 [synonym]
†Palaeophis oweni de Zigno 1881
†Palaeophis porcatus Owen 1849
†Palaeophis tamdy Averianov 1997
†Palaeophis toliapicus Owen 1841
†Palaeophis typhaeus Owen 1850
†Palaeophis vastaniensis Bajpai and Head 2008
†Paleophis virginianus Lynn 1934
Invalid names: Dinophis Marsh 1869 [synonym], Nessovophis Averianov 1997 [synonym], Palaeophis giganteus Pomel 1847 [nomen nudum], Palaeophis halidanus Cope 1868 [nomen dubium], Titanophis Marsh 1878 [synonym], Vialovophis Nessov 1984 [synonym]
G. †Pterosphenus Lucas 1898
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†Pterosphenus biswasi Rage et al. 2003
†Pterosphenus kutchensis Rage et al. 2003
†Pterosphenus sheppardi Hoffstetter 1958
Invalid names: Moeriophis Andrews 1901 [synonym], Pterosphenus muruntau Averianov 1997 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Palaeopheinae Lydekker [empty], Palaeophiinae Lydekker 1888 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 300 kgg
Minimum body mass: 100 kgg
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Holman 2000, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Priabonian or 72.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (94 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Sudan Palaeophiidae indet. (28491)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Niger (Tahoua) Palaeophis sp. (104945)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco (Tadla-Azilal) Palaeophis sp. (136942)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Colombia (Guajira) Palaeophiinae indet. (106271)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Vialovophis zhylan (48888)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Palaeophis littoralis (3113) Pterosphenus schucherti (124965)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Virginia) Palaeophis virginianus (13186)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07USA (Mississippi) Palaeophis virginianus, Palaeophis littoralis, Palaeophis casei (161862)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07USA (Virginia) Paleophis virginianus (105244)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07Denmark Palaeophis sp. (138441)
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (South Carolina) Palaeophis sp. (15074)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Mississippi) Palaeophis virginianus, Palaeophis littoralis, Palaeophis casei (15719)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Virginia) Palaeophis virginianus, Palaeophis casei, Palaeophis toliapicus (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Germany Palaeophis toliapicus (45802)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Mississippi) Palaeophis virginianus, Palaeophis littoralis (27622)
MP 1056.0 - 48.07France (Picardie) Palaeophis toliapicus, Palaeophis typhaeus (68440)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Turkmenistan Archaeophis turkmenicus (186444)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Tajikistan (Khudzhand) Palaeophis ferganicus (49136)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Nessovophis zhylga (49051)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mali (Gao) Palaeophis colossaeus (175262)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Maryland) Palaeophis grandis (55255)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) Palaeophis sp., Pterosphenus sp., Palaeophiidae indet., Palaeophis vastaniensis (55494) Palaeophis vastaniensis (180565 180566)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mali Palaeophis colossaeus (48097 114961)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (New Jersey) Paleophis littoralis (123513)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Archaeophis proavus (55239)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Palaeophis longus (13299) Palaeophis toliapicus (76601)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco (Chaouia-Ouardigha) Palaeophis maghrebianus (87890)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco Palaeophis maghrebianus (55249 55250)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Palaeophis ferganicus (28490)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Virginia) Palaeophis sp., Palaeophis grandis (13187)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Palaeophis casei (161750)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Angola (Cabinda) Palaeophis africanus (83988) Palaeophis typhaeus (242405) Pterosphenus schweinfurthi (203528)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Palaeophis porcatus (41847) Palaeophis typhaeus (41989 41992 41998)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (New Jersey) Dinophis grandis (16411)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Western Sahara Palaeophis moghrebianus (235060)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Togo Palaeophis africanus (32991)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Palaeophis virginianus (13346)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (New Jersey) Palaeophis halidanus (81778) Paleophis sp. (88090)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Pakistan (Punjab) Pterosphenus sp. (38498)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine Palaeophis nessovi (113113)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Palaeophis taliapicus, Palaeophis nessovi, Palaeophis tamdy (140018)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Texas) Palaeophis sp. (37559)
Late/Upper Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Texas) Pterosphenus schucherti (16542)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (South Carolina) Pterosphenus schucherti (134300)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Myanmar Pterosphenus sp. (41460)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71India (Gujarat) Pterosphenus sp., Pterosphenus kutchensis, Pterosphenus biswasi (48074 48075)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Uzbekistan Nessovophis tamdy, Pterosphenus muruntau (49137)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Italy (Verona) Palaeophis oweni (48159)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Nigeria Pterosphenus sp. (32905)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Pterosphenus schucherti (3534)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Western Sahara Palaeophiidae indet. (206017 206019) Pterosphenus schweinfurthi (175734)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Ukraine Palaeophis sp. (113114)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Kazakhstan Palaeophis nessovi (113115 113116 113117)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Kazakhstan (Mangyshlak) Palaeophis sp., Palaeophis nessovi (49152)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Palaeophis sp. (42636)
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.03 - 33.9Libya Pterosphenus schweinfurthi (48077)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Ukraine Palaeophis udovichenkoi (49160)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9USA (Florida) Palaeophis sp. (81604)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Ecuador (Santa Elena) Pterosphenus sheppardi (48076)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Pterosphenus schucherti (27623)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) Pterosphenus schucherti (27641)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Pterosphenus schucherti (162733)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) Pterosphenus schucherti (32908 206946)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt (Fayum) Moeriophis sp. (74737)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Pterosphenus schucherti (55251 75638)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Pterosphenus schucherti, Palaeophis africanus (45640) Pterosphenus schucherti, Palaeophis virginianus (27508)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Pterosphenus schucherti (6802)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Arkansas) Pterosphenus schucherti (16549 45641)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Pterosphenus schucherti (28983)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Western Sahara Pterosphenus sp. (159113)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt Pterosphenus schweinfurthi (67706 79700)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Kazakhstan (Kustanay) Palaeophis nessovi (49167)