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Ameiseophis robinsoni

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Ameiseophis robinsoni was named by Holman (1976). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Blowout Locality, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in the Split Rock Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Ameiseophis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Ameiseophis robinsoni Holman
1982Ameiseophis robinsoni Holman p. 34
2010Ameiseophis robinsoni Parmley and Hunter p. 532

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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
genusAmeiseophisHolman 1976
speciesrobinsoni

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.

Ameiseophis robinsoni Holman 1976
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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: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 16.30000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Ameiseophis robinsoni (18579)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Ameiseophis robinsoni (19073 19074 19075 19077 19078)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Ameiseophis robinsoni (18141 18284)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Ameiseophis robinsoni (18397)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Wyoming) Ameiseophis robinsoni (26758 type locality: 26759)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Ameiseophis robinsoni (188779)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Ameiseophis robinsoni (18327)