Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Class Reptilia Family †Dinilysiidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Pachyrhachis, Najash, Scaled reptiles, Haasiophis, Madtsoiidae | ||
Dinilysia (meaning "terrible ilysia") is an extinct genus of snake from the Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) of South America. The snake reached a length of 6-10 feet (1.8-3 meters) and preyed on smaller animals. The shape of the animal's skull does not support the suggestion that snakes were burrowers during their ancestry; it is clear that Dinilysia was terrestrial.
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