†Platyspondylia Rage 1974 (dwarf boa)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Tropidophiidae
Full reference: J.-C. Rage. 1974. Les Serpents des Phosphorites du Quercy. Palaeovertebrata 6:274-303
Parent taxon: Tropidophiidae according to Z. Szyndlar et al. 2008
See also Carroll 1988, Rage 1984, Rage 1988 and Vianey-Liaud et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Dunnophis, Szyndlaria, Tropidophiinae
Subtaxa: Platyspondylia germanica Platyspondylia lepta Platyspondylia sudrei
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene to Miocene of Turkey (1 collection)
• Oligocene of France (10), Germany (2)
• Eocene of France (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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