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Trimorphodon

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Trimorphodon was named by Cope (1869). It is extant.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Cope (1875) and Behler and King (1979); and to Colubrinae by Uetz (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Trimorphodon Cope
1875Trimorphodon Cope p. 38
1979Trimorphodon Behler and King
2005Trimorphodon Uetz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
genusTrimorphodonCope 1869

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. Trimorphodon Cope 1869
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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 16:05:25
Modified: 2005-09-06 18:05:25
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Puebla) Trimorphodon indet. (230717)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0USA (Arizona) T. biscutatus (93374)