Cerberophis

Ser-ber-oh-fiss.
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Name

Cerberophis.

Phonetic

Ser-ber-oh-fiss.

Named By

N.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Longrich,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬-A.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Bhullar‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Gauthier‭ ‬-‭ ‬2013.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Opihidia,‭ ‬Serpentes,‭ ‬Alethinophidia.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬robustus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Montana‭ ‬-‭ ‬Hell Creek Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Unavailable.

In Depth

       Not a lot of information is available about this snake,‭ ‬but aside from dinosaurs,‭ ‬it would have shared its habitat with other reptiles such as lizards like Obamadon,‭ ‬Leptochamops and Palaeosaniwa.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Mass extinction of lizards and snakes at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary,‭ ‬Nicholas R.‭ ‬Longrich,‭ ‬Bhart-Anjan S.‭ ‬Bhullar‭ & ‬Jacques A.‭ ‬Gauthier‭ ‬-‭ ‬2013.

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