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Elaphe kansensis

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Palaeoelaphe kansensis was named by Gilmore (1938). Its type specimen is USNM 13500, a set of vertebrae, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Long Island Quarry, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Ogallala Formation of Kansas. It is the type species of Palaeoelaphe.

It was recombined as Elaphe kansensis by Brattstrom (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Palaeoelaphe kansensis Gilmore
1967Elaphe kansensis Brattstrom p. 189

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
genusElapheWagler 1833
specieskansensis()

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.

Elaphe kansensis Gilmore 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 15:56:48
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:56:48
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 13.60000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Clarendonian13.6 - 10.3USA (Nebraska) Elaphe kansensis (18327)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Palaeoelaphe kansensis (type locality: 18237)