| Palaeophis Temporal range: Eocene |
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| Articulated vertebrae of P. toliapicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Infraorder: | Booidea |
| Superfamily: | Alethinophidia |
| Family: | Palaeophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Palaeopheinae |
| Genus: | Palaeophis Owen, 1841 |
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Palaeophis ('ancient snake') is an extinct genus of snake. The sea-dwelling creature was initially thought to have been the largest snake ever, reaching the almost mythical length of 30–40 m (100-133 ft), but recent estimates put its length at about 9 m (30 ft), about as long as the modern green anaconda and reticulated python. One species, P. casei, was rather tiny, however.[1]
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