Genus: Eophis CLADWELL, NYDAM, PALCI & APESTEGUIA, 2015
Etymology: Greek, eo, "dawn" and Greek, ophis, "snake."
Species: underwoodi CLADWELL, NYDAM, PALCI & APESTEGUIA, 2015
Etymology: In honor of Garth Underwood, for his lifelong impact/contributions
of the study of snakes and of its being the oldest known snake.
= Parviraptor cf. estei EVANS, 1994
Syntypes: NHMUK (old BMNH) R12355, NHMUK (old BMNH) R12354, NHMUK (old BMNH) R12370
Locality: Old Cement Works Quarry (Washford Quarry, Kirtlington Cement Works Quarry), Kirtlington, Ordnance Survey Grid Reference SP 495200, Oxford County, England, Southern United Kingdom.
Horizon: Kirtlington Mammal bed, near base of the Forest Marble.
Biostratigraphy: Oppelia aspidioides Zone.
Age: Upper Bathonian Stage, upper middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.
Material:
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12354: A partial left dentary.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12355: The symphysial region of a right dentary.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12370: Posterior right dentary.
Referred material:
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12352: A partial left maxilla.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12353: A left parietal.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12356: A partial left frontal.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12357: A left frontal of a juvenile.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12358: A left frontal of a juvenile.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12359: A partial left frontal.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12360: Axis.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12361: A partial dorsal vertebra.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12362: A partial dorsal vertebra.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12363: A dorsal vertebra of a juvenile.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12364: A fragment of a vertebral condyle.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12365: A dorsal vertebra.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12366: An anterior caudal vertebra.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12367: An anterior caudal vertebra.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12368: The anterior part of an autotomized caudal vertebra.
NHMUK (old BMNH) R12369: The posterior part of an autotomized vertebra.
A further collection of about 100 dissociated jaws, skull bones and vertebra from the same horizon is held at the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London.