Palaeophiidae

Palaeophiidae
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous-Late Eocene
~70.6–33.9 Ma
Fossil vertebrae of Palaeophis maghrebianus from Khouribga (Morocco)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Infraorder:Alethinophidia
Family:†Palaeophiidae
Lydekker 1888

Palaeophiidae is an extinct family of marine snake belonging to the superfamily Alethinophidia.

Species within this genus lived from the Late Cretaceous to the Late Eocene, approximately from 70.6 to 33.9 million years ago.[1]

Subfamilies and genera

  • Archaeophiinae Rage et al. 2003
  • Palaeopheinae Lydekker, 1888

References

  1. ↑ Palaeophiidae at Fossilworks.org


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