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Calamagras primus

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Calamagras primus was named by Hecht (1959). Its type specimen is AMNH 3828 (nearly complete anterior mid-thoracic vertebra) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hyopsodus Hill, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Calamagras primus Hecht
1984Calamagras primus Rage p. 24
2000Calamagras primus Zonneveld et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
subfamilyUngaliophiinaeMcDowell 1987
genusCalamagras
speciesprimus

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.

Calamagras primus Hecht 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:29
Modified: 2005-09-23 14:53:48
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Greene 1997, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Bridgerian or 54.90000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (New Mexico) Calamagras primus (186898)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Calamagras primus (15837 type locality: 16244 16273)