- Tytuł:
- The oldest known Miocene snake fauna from central Europe: Merkur-North locality, Czech Republic
- Autorzy:
- Ivanov, M
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/21240.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2002
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
- Tematy:
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fauna
Miocene
Viperidae
Colubridae
snake
Boidae
Czech Republic
Elapidae
Europe
paleontology
Early Miocene - Opis:
- The Early Miocene Merkur−North locality (MN 3a) represents the oldest known Miocene ophidian locality in Europe east of Germany. The snake assemblage is characterised by high species diversity and includes the following families: Boidae (Bavarioboa sp.), Colubridae (Coluber dolnicensis, Coluber suevicus, Coluber caspioides, cf. Elaphe sp., Natrix merkurensis sp. nov., Natrix sansaniensis), Elapidae (Elapidae gen. et sp. indet.), and Viperidae (Vipera sp.—“Vipera aspis” complex). Fossils of the extinct species, Coluber dolnicensis, Coluber suevicus, and Natrix sansaniensis, represent their earliest known occurrences. The cranial elements of C. suevicus and N. sansaniensis are described for the first time. Discoveries of cf. Elaphe sp. may represent the earliest fossil member of the genus Elaphe. Elapidae gen. et sp. indet. probably represents the oldest known member of the cobras.
- Źródło:
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Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2002, 47, 3
0567-7920 - Pojawia się w:
- Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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