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Palaeophis

Palaeophis ('ancient snake') is an extinct genus of marine snake belonging to the family Palaeophiidae.

Species within this genus lived from the Cretaceous period to the Eocene epoch, approximately from 70.6 to 33.9 million years ago. Fossils of species within this genus have been found in England, France, Denmark, Morocco and Mali.