Palaeophiidae
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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
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Palaeophiidae.
- ^ Palaeophiidae at Fossilworks.org
- S2CID 84595216.
- .
- ISSN 0016-6995.
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| Genera with hindlimbs and a sacrum | |
| Simoliophiidae | |
| Madtsoiidae | |
| Dinilysiidae | |
| Boidae | |
| Pythonidae |
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| Palaeophiidae | |
| Viperidae | |
| Elapidae | |
| Psammophiidae | |
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