| Haasiophis Temporal range: Late Cretaceous[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | †Simoliophiidae |
| Genus: | †Haasiophis |
| Species: | †H. terrasanctus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Haasiophis terrasanctus Tchernov et al., 2000[2]
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Haasiophis, consisting of the sole species Haasiophis terrasanctus, is an extinct genus of snakes with hind limbs. It is one of three genera of Cenomanian snakes known to have possessed hindlimbs.[3]
- ^ "The Paleobiology Database Haasiophis entry". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ Tchernov, Eitan et al. 2000. "A fossil snake with limbs". Science 287:2010-2012
- ^ "The Cenomanian: stage of hindlimbed snakes". Archived from the original on 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2008-04-10.