Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Boidae Rank Genus | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Similar Scaled reptiles, Kopidodon, Lesmesodon, Messelobunodon, Ailuravus | ||
Palaeopython is an extinct genus of snake from the Eocene of the Messel shales, Germany. It was a tree-dwelling snake that reached more than 2 meters in length. Like its modern relatives, the boas, it occasionally dwelled on the ground or in shallow waters close to riverbanks.
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