Palaeophis

Palaeophis; Temporal range: Ypresian - Priabonian, Possible Cenomanian - Maastrichtian record
	Fossil vertebrae of Palaeophis maghrebianus from Khouribga (Morocco)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	†Palaeophiidae
Subfamily:	†Palaeophiinae
Genus:	†Palaeophis; Owen, 1841
Type species
	†Palaeophis toliapicus; Owen, 1841
Species
	Species †Palaeophis africanus Andrews 1924 ; †Palaeophis casei Holman 1982 ; †Palaeophis colossaeus Rage 1983 ; †Palaeophis ferganicus Averianov 1997 ; †Palaeophis grandis Marsh 1869 ; †Palaeophis littoralis Cope 1847 ; †Palaeophis maghrebianus Arambourg 1952 ; †Palaeophis nessovi Averianov 1997 ; †Palaeophis oweni Zigno 1881 ; †Palaeophis tamdy Averianov 1997 ; †Palaeophis toliapicus Owen 1841(type) ; †Palaeophis typhaeus Owen 1850 ; †Palaeophis vastaniensis Bajpai & Head 2008 ; †Palaeophis virginianus Lynn 1934 ; †Palaeophis zhylan Averianov 1997;
Synonyms
	Dinophis (Marsh, 1869); Titanophis (Marsh, 1878); Vialovophis (Averianov, 1997);

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

Described species within this genus lived in the Eocene epoch, with some unnamed or questionable records from Cenomanian and Maastrichtian. Fossils of species within this genus have been found in England, France, Denmark, Morocco and Mali. Remains have also been found in North America, including Maryland and Virginia (from the early Eocene Nanjemoy Formation), Georgia and Mississippi.

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