Nigerophiidae

Nigerophiidae
Temporal range: Campanian–Late Eocene
Life restoration of Nigerophis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Infraorder: Alethinophidia
Family: †Nigerophiidae
Rage, 1975
Genera

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Synonyms

Nigeropheidae

Nigerophiidae is an extinct family of marine snakes known from the Late Cretaceous to the Paleogene.[1] Species of this family were found throughout much of the former Tethys Ocean (mainland Africa, Madagascar, Europe, Central Asia and India). Their taxonomic identity is uncertain due to their fragmentary remains. The earliest nigerophiid is Nubianophis from the Campanian of Sudan.[2][3]

  1. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  2. ^ Rage, J.; Werner, C. (1999). "Mid-Cretaceous (Cenomanian) snakes from Wadi Abu Hashim, Sudan: The earliest snake assemblage". Palaeontologia Africana. 35: 85–110.
  3. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-19.