Biology:Palaeophiidae
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Short description: Extinct family of snakes
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| Fossil vertebrae of Palaeophis maghrebianus from Khouribga (Morocco) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Superfamily: | Acrochordoidea |
| Family: | †Palaeophiidae Lydekker 1888 |
Palaeophiidae is an extinct family of marine snake within the infraorder Alethinophidia.
Species within this family lived from the Late Cretaceous to the Late Eocene, approximately from 70.6 to 33.9 million years ago.[1] Phylogenetic analysis has proposed them as being related to the extant file snakes (family Acrochordidae),[2] although these results have been disputed since[3] and new analysis show this relationship as poorly supported.[4]
Subfamilies and genera
- Archaeophiinae Rage et al. 2003
- Archaeophis Massalongo 1859
- Palaeophiinae Lydekker, 1888
- Palaeophis Owen 1841
- Pterosphenus Lucas 1898
References
- ↑ Palaeophiidae at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Snetkov, P. B. (2011-06-14). "Vertebrae of the sea snake Palaeophis nessovi Averianov (Acrochordoidea, Palaeophiidae) from the Eocene of western Kazakhstan and phylogenetic analysis of the superfamily Acrochordoidea" (in en). Paleontological Journal 45 (3): 305–313. doi:10.1134/S0031030111030129. ISSN 1555-6174. https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030111030129.
- ↑ Houssaye, Alexandra; Rage, Jean-Claude; Bardet, Nathalie; Vincent, Peggy; Amaghzaz, Mbarek; Meslouh, Said (2013). "New highlights about the enigmatic marine snake Palaeophis maghrebianus (Palaeophiidae; Palaeophiinae) from the Ypresian (Lower Eocene) phosphates of Morocco: NEW HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT PALAEOPHIS MAGHREBIANUS" (in en). Palaeontology 56 (3): 647–661. doi:10.1111/pala.12008. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pala.12008.
- ↑ Folie, Annelise; Mees, Florias; De Putter, Thierry; Smith, Thierry (2021-07-01). "Presence of the large aquatic snake Palaeophis africanus in the middle Eocene marine margin of the Congo Basin, Cabinda, Angola" (in en). Geobios. Proceedings of the PalEurAfrica project international symposium Evolution and Paleoenvironment of Early Modern Vertebrates during the Paleogene 66-67: 45–54. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2020.11.002. ISSN 0016-6995. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016699520300954.
Wikidata ☰ Q18619797 entry
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