†Messelopython Zaher and Smith 2020 (snake)
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Full reference: H. Zaher and K. T. Smith. 2020. Pythons in the Eocene of Europe reveal a much older divergence of the group in sympatry with boas. Biology Letters 16:20200735
Parent taxon: Pythonoidea according to H. Zaher and K. T. Smith 2020
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Messelopython freyi
Type: Messelopython freyi
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection) (Eocene of Germany)
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