Name:
Seismophis.
Phonetic: Size-mo-fiss.
Named By: A. S. Hsiou, A. M. Albino, M.
A. Medeiros & R. A. B. Santos - 2013.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Serpentes.
Species: S. septentrionalis
(type).
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.
Known locations: Brazil - Alc�ntara Formation.
Time period: Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Vertebrae.
Seismophis is a genus of snake that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous.
Further reading
- The oldest Brazilian snakes from the early Late Cretaceous
(Cenomanian). - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. - A. S.
Hsiou, A. M. Albino, M. A. Medeiros & R. A.
B. Santos - 2013.