| Eophis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Genus: | †Eophis Caldwell et al., 2015 |
| Species: | †E. underwoodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eophis underwoodi Caldwell et al., 2015 | |
Eophis was an early genus of stem-snake (clade Ophidia) containing one species, E. underwoodi, from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) from the Forest Marble Formation of United Kingdom. Eophis is the earliest known member of the ophidia group.
Phylogeny[]
Cladogram based in the phylogenetic analysis by Caldwell et al. (2015):[1]
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