Archaeophis is an extinct genus of snake from the Eocene of Monte Bolca.
| Archaeophis Temporal range: Eocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | †Palaeophiidae |
| Genus: | †Archaeophis Massalongo, 1859 |
| Species: | †A. proavus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Archaeophis proavus Massalongo, 1859
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References
edit- Recent Vertebrate Carcasses and Their Paleobiological Implications by Johannes Weigelt and Judith Schaefer (page 88)
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