Palaeopython

Palaeopython; Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Genus:	†Palaeopython; Rochebrune, 1880
Species
	†P. cadurcensis; †P. ceciliensis; †P. helveticus; †P. filholi;

Palaeopython is an extinct genus of snake from the Eocene of Europe. 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 shallow waters close to riverbanks.^[2]

Species

Palaeopython cadurcensis
Palaeopython helveticus
Palaeopython ceciliae
Palaeopython filholi
Palaeopython fischeri (formerly)-now Eoconstrictor^[3]

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.

^ An additional species, P. sardus, was described in 1901 by Alessandro Portis from the Middle Miocene of Monte Albu (Sardinia, Italy). See: A. Portis (1901) Il Palaeopython sardus Port. nuovo pitonide del miocene medio della Sardegna. However, a reevaluation of the holotype specimen of this species revealed it to actually belong to an indeterminate acanthomorph fish. See: Massimo Delfino; Daniel Zoboli; Giorgio Carnevale; Gian Luigi Pillola (2014). "The rediscovered holotype of Palaeopython sardus Portis, 1901 from the Miocene of Sardinia belongs to a fish, not to a snake". Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 53 (2): 89–92.
^ 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
^ Agustín Scanferla; Krister T. Smith (2020). "Exquisitely preserved fossil snakes of Messel: insight into the evolution, biogeography, habitat preferences and sensory ecology of early boas". Diversity. 12 (3): Article 100. doi:10.3390/d12030100.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

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[1] An additional species, P. sardus, was described in 1901 by Alessandro Portis from the Middle Miocene of Monte Albu (Sardinia, Italy). See: A. Portis (1901) Il Palaeopython sardus Port. nuovo pitonide del miocene medio della Sardegna. However, a reevaluation of the holotype specimen of this species revealed it to actually belong to an indeterminate acanthomorph fish. See: Massimo Delfino; Daniel Zoboli; Giorgio Carnevale; Gian Luigi Pillola (2014). "The rediscovered holotype of Palaeopython sardus Portis, 1901 from the Miocene of Sardinia belongs to a fish, not to a snake". Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 53 (2): 89–92.

[2] ttp://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

[3] Agustín Scanferla; Krister T. Smith (2020). "Exquisitely preserved fossil snakes of Messel: insight into the evolution, biogeography, habitat preferences and sensory ecology of early boas". Diversity. 12 (3): Article 100. doi:10.3390/d12030100.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

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