Alamitophis
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Alamitophis Temporal range: Maastrichtian-Early Eocene ~70.6–48.6 Ma |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | †Madtsoiidae |
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†Alamitophis Albino, 1986 |
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Alamitophis is a genus of fossil snake in the extinct family of Madtsoiidae. Its length is estimated at 80 centimetres (2.6 ft) and it fed on frogs, lizards, and small mammals. It is found in Australia and Argentina (Allen, La Colonia and Los Alamitos Formations).
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