Palaeophiidae

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Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes Rank Family		Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Infraorder Alethinophidia

Similar Palaeophis, Scaled reptiles, Boavus, Madtsoia, Haasiophis

Palaeophiidae is an extinct family of marine snake belonging to the superfamily Alethinophidia.

Species within this genus lived from the Cretaceous period to the Eocene epoch, approximately from 99.7 to 33.9 million years ago.

Subfamilies and genera

Archaeophiinae Rage et al. 2003

Archaeophis Massalongo 1859

Palaeopheinae Lydekker

Palaeophis Owen 1841

Palaeophiinae Lydekker 1888

Pterosphenus Lucas 1898

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