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Tropidoclonion

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Tropidoclonion was named by Cope (1860). It is extant.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Behler and King (1979); and to Natricinae by Uetz (2005) and Parmley and Hunter (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Tropidoclonion Cope
1979Tropidoclonion Behler and King
2005Tropidoclonion Uetz
2010Tropidoclonion Parmley and Hunter p. 533

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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
subfamilyNatricinaeBonaparte 1838
genusTropidoclonionCope 1860

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. Tropidoclonion Cope 1860
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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 16:05:47
Modified: 2005-09-06 18:05:47
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 Irvingtonian or 12.50000 to 0.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) T. sp. (18327)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) T. lineatum (20332 20516)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) T. lineatum (20337)