†Simoliophis libycus Nessov et al. 1998 (snake)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Simoliophiidae
Full reference: L. A. Nessov, V. I. Zhegallo, and A. O. Averianov. 1998. A new locality of Late Cretaceous snakes, mammals and other vertebrates in Africa (western Libya). Annales de Paléontologie 84(3-4):265-275
Belongs to Simoliophis according to L. A. Nessov et al. 1998
Sister taxon: Simoliophis rochebrunei
Type specimen: ZIN PC 2/31. Its type locality is Draa Ubari vertebrates, which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Mizdah Formation of Libya.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Libya (1 collection), Morocco (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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