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Nebraskophis skinneri

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Nebraskophis skinneri was named by Holman (1973). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Egelhoff Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Nebraskophis skinneri Holman
1982Nebraskophis skinneri Holman p. 35
1995Nebraskophis skinneri Parmley and Holman p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyColubrinae
genusNebraskophisHolman 1973
speciesskinneriHolman 1973

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.

Nebraskophis skinneri Holman 1973
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Hemphillian or 16.30000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Nebraskophis skinneri (type locality: 18141 18275 18284)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Nebraskophis skinneri (18225)