Palaeophiidae
Palaeophiidae is an extinct family of marine snake within the infraorder Alethinophidia.
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Fossil vertebrae of Palaeophis maghrebianus from Khouribga (Morocco) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Infraorder: | Alethinophidia |
Family: | โ Palaeophiidae Lydekker 1888 |
Species within this family 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
- Archaeophis Massalongo 1859
- Palaeopheinae Lydekker, 1888
- Palaeophis Owen 1841
- Pterosphenus Lucas 1898
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