Archaeophis

Archaeophis; Temporal range: Eocene
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)

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