| Archaeophis Temporal range: Eocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | †Palaeophiidae |
| Genus: | †Archaeophis Massalongo, 1859 |
| Species: | †A. proavus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Archaeophis proavus Massalongo, 1859 | |
Archaeophis is an extinct genus of snake from the Eocene of Monte Bolca.
References
- Recent Vertebrate Carcasses and Their Paleobiological Implications by Johannes Weigelt and Judith Schaefer (page 88)
Fossil snakes | |
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| Genera with hindlimbs and a sacrum | |
| Simoliophiidae | |
| Madtsoiidae | |
| Dinilysiidae | |
| Boidae |
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| Pythonidae |
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| Palaeophiidae | |
| Viperidae | |
| Elapidae | |
| Psammophiidae | |
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