Large palaeophiid and nigerophiid snakes from Paleogene Trans-Saharan Seaway deposits of Mali
The Paleogene was a time of high diversity for snakes, and was characterized by some of the largest species known to have existed. Among these snakes were pan-Tethyan marine species of Nigerophiidae and Palaeophiidae. The latter family included the largest sea snake, Palaeophis colossaeus, known fro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Paleobiology PAS
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Acta Palaeontologica Polonica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app63/app004422017.pdf |