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Texasophis fossilis

Osteichthyes - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Texasophis fossilis was named by Holman (1977). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Town Bluff, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Fleming Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Texasophis fossilis Holman
1984Texasophis fossilis Rage p. 51

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

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.

†Texasophis fossilis Holman 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:49
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:49
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Barstovian or 18.50000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Colorado) Texasophis fossilis (17965)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Texasophis fossilis (type locality: 18664)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Texasophis fossilis (18665)