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Macroprotodon (false smooth snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Macroprotodon was named by Guichenot (1850). It is extant.

It was assigned to Colubrinae by Szyndlar (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Macroprotodon Guichenot p. 22 figs. 2 pl. II
2012Macroprotodon Szyndlar p. 667

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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
genusMacroprotodon

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.

G. Macroprotodon Guichenot 1850 [false smooth snake]
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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

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Ruscinian or 3.60000 to 3.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Soria) Macroprotodon sp. (40548)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Morocco Macroprotodon sp. (32052)