An assemblage of giant aquatic snakes (Serpentes, Palaeophiidae) from the Eocene of Togo

An assemblage of giant aquatic snakes (Serpentes, Palaeophiidae) from the Eocene of Togo

Abstract We here describe a monospecific assemblage of giant aquatic snakes from the middle Eocene of Kpogamé, Togo. The material, consisting of large isolated vertebrae, is referred to Palaeophis africanus, an enigmatic palaeophiid species, which was so far otherwise known only from a limited numbe...

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Main Authors: Georgios L. Georgalis, Guillaume Guinot, Koffi Evenyon Kassegne, Yawovi Zikpi Amoudji, Ampah Kodjo C. Johnson, Henri Cappetta, Lionel Hautier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-09-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
Subjects:
Palaeophis
Serpentes
Eocene
Africa
Vertebral anatomy
Taxonomy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-021-00236-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-021-00236-w

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