Archaeophis
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| 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 |
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| †Archaeophis proavus Massalongo, 1859 | |
Archaeophis proavus is an extinct species of marine palaeophiid snake from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy. It had the highest vertebral count known among snakes, with 565 vertebrae.[1]
Massalongo [2] also described a second species in the genus, A. bolcensis, but this was subsequently placed in the new genus Anomalophis.[3] Another species, A. turkmenicus from Turkmenistan, is also thought to most likely belong to a distinct, currently undescribed genus.[4]
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