Palaeopython
| Palaeopython Temporal range: Eocene
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| Genus: | Palaeopython Rochebrune, 1880
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Palaeopython is an extinct genus of snake from the Eocene of the Messel shales, Germany. It was a tree-dwelling snake that reached more than 2 meters in length. Like its modern relatives, the boas, it occasionally dwelled on the ground or in the shallow waters close to the bank.[1]
References
- Szyndlar, Zbigniew, "Oligocene snakes of southern Germany", Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 14, Issue 1, 1994.
- Ivanov, Martin, "Changes in the composition of the European snake fauna during the Early Miocene and at the Early / Middle Miocene transition", Paläontologische Zeitschrift, 74:4, pages 563-573, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg. ISSN 0031-0220.
- Schaal, Stephan, "Messel Pit Fossil Site – The Legacy of the Environment and Life of the Eocene", in Earth and Life, Springer Netherlands, 2012. ISBN 978-90-481-3428-1.
- ^ http://s206850727.online.de/tinc?key=iY44S7oj&session_currentpage=index&session_mode=guest&formname=Katalog3&session_sortby=field_10&userid=1253309033;510;937&session_nextpage=data_edit&session_offset=50&session_start=1&session_dbkey=1186380724;299753;796_Katalog3&dbkey=1186380724;299753;796_Katalog3
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