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Coniophis is an extinct genus of snakes from the late Cretaceous period. The type species, , was about 7 cm long and had snake-like teeth and body form, with a skull and a largely lizard-like bone structure. It probably ate small vertebrates. The fossil remains of Coniophis were first discovered at the end of the 19th century in the Lance Formation of the US state of Wyoming, and were described in 1892 by Othniel Charles Marsh. For the genus Coniophis, a number of other species have been described. Their affiliation is, however, poorly secured, mostly based on vertebrae descriptions from only a few fossils.

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  • Coniophis is an extinct genus of snakes from the late Cretaceous period. The type species, , was about 7 cm long and had snake-like teeth and body form, with a skull and a largely lizard-like bone structure. It probably ate small vertebrates. The fossil remains of Coniophis were first discovered at the end of the 19th century in the Lance Formation of the US state of Wyoming, and were described in 1892 by Othniel Charles Marsh. For the genus Coniophis, a number of other species have been described. Their affiliation is, however, poorly secured, mostly based on vertebrae descriptions from only a few fossils. (en)
  • Coniophis ist eine ausgestorbene Gattung der Schlangen im weiteren Sinne (Ophidia) aus der späten Kreidezeit. Die einzige sicher zu dieser Gattung gehörige Art, Coniophis precedens, wurde etwa 7 cm lang und besaß eine schlangenartige Bezahnung und Körperform sowie einen Schädel mit weitgehend eidechsenähnlichem Knochenbau. Sie war an eine grabende Lebensweise angepasst und ernährte sich wahrscheinlich von kleinen Wirbeltieren. Die fossilen Überreste von Coniophis wurden erstmals Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts in der Lance-Formation des US-Bundesstaats Wyoming gefunden und 1892 von Othniel Charles Marsh beschrieben. Lange hielt man sie für einen frühen Vertreter der Rollschlangen. Eine 2012 veröffentlichte Revision auf Basis zusätzlichen Fossilmaterials wies Coniophis allerdings als die ursprüng (de)
  • Coniophis es un género extinto de serpientes (Ophidia) del Cretácico tardío. La especie perteneciente a este género, Coniophis precedens, medía unos 7 cm de largo y tenía una dentición y forma de cuerpo similar a una serpiente, así como un cráneo con una estructura ósea en gran parte similar a la de un lagarto.​​ (es)
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