Palaeopython helveticus Georgalis and Scheyer 2019 (boa)

Reptilia - Squamata - Boidae

Full reference: G. L. Georgalis and T. M. Scheyer. 2019. A new species of Palaeopython (Serpentes) and other extinct squamates from the Eocene of Dielsdorf (Zurich, Switzerland). Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Belongs to Palaeopython according to G. L. Georgalis and T. M. Scheyer 2019

Sister taxa: Palaeopython cadurcensis, Palaeopython ceciliensis, Palaeopython filholi, Palaeopython neglectus, Palaeopython sardus

Type specimen: PIMUZ A/III 634, a set of vertebrae (Anterior-middle trunk vertebra). Its type locality is Dielsdorf fissure A, which is in an Eocene fissure fill limestone in Switzerland.

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Switzerland (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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