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Calamagras weigeli

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Calamagras weigeli was named by Holman (1972). Its type specimen is SMNH 1437 (lumbar vertebra) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Calf Creek, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the Cypress Hills Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Calamagras weigeli Holman p. 1626 fig. 7
1976Calamagras weigeli Holman
1984Calamagras weigeli Rage p. 24
2013Calamagras weigeli Smith p. 161 figs. 3-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
—Macrostomata
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
familyBoidaeGray 1825
subfamilyUngaliophiinaeMcDowell 1987
genusCalamagras
speciesweigeli

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 weigeli Holman 1972
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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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Greene 1997

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Barstovian or 37.20000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Calamagras weigeli (type locality: 16919)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) Calamagras weigeli (16991)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Calamagras weigeli (19075)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Calamagras weigeli (17878)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Calamagras weigeli (18646)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Wyoming) Calamagras weigeli (26758)