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Elaphe pliocenica

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Elaphe pliocenica was named by Holman (1968). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hagerman snake locality, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Idaho.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. dione, E. kochfidischi, E. schrenckii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Elaphe pliocenica Holman
1984Elaphe pliocenica Rage p. 48

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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
genusElapheWagler 1833
speciespliocenicaHolman 1968

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 pliocenica Holman 1968
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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: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Blancan or 4.90000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Elaphe pliocenica (type locality: 140258)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Washington) Elaphe pliocenica (20062)