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Elaphe kansensis
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).
It was recombined as Elaphe kansensis by Brattstrom (1967).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1938 | Palaeoelaphe kansensis Gilmore |
1967 | Elaphe kansensis Brattstrom p. 189 |
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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
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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 |
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Late/Upper Clarendonian | USA (Nebraska) | Elaphe kansensis (18327) | |
Hemphillian | USA (Kansas) | Palaeoelaphe kansensis (type locality: 18237) |