†Micrurus gallicus Rage and Holman 1984 (coral snake)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Elapidae
Full reference: J.-C. Rage and J. A. Holman. 1984. Des serpents (Reptilia, Squamata) de type nord-américain dans le Miocène Français. Évolution parallèle ou dispersion. Geobios 17(1):89-104
Belongs to Micrurus according to J.-C. Rage and J. A. Holman 1984
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: FSL 285 013, a set of vertebrae (a single trunk vertebra). Its type locality is La Grive M, which is in a MN 7 + 8 fissure fill /limestone in France.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (5 collections), Germany (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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