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A pangolin from the French Quercy phosphorites
Amphibians and squamate reptiles from Glib Zegdou
The skull of Tetraceratops
The digital endocast of Necrolemur antiquus
Type material of Mesacanthus pusillus
Eocene (55) , Quercy phosphorites (37) , systematics (31) , Rodents (29) , Mammalia (26)
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Les Amphibiens et les reptiles du Pliocène supérieur de Balaruc II (Herault, France)Salvador BailonKeywords: amphibians; Europe; France; Pliocene; ReptilesAbstract The late Pliocene site (MN 16) of Balaruc II (Hérault, France) has provided remains of the following amphibians and reptiles: Chelotriton pliocenicus nov. sp. and Triturus marmoratus (Salamandridae), cf. Rana (Ranidae), cf. Blanus (Amphisbaenidae), cf. Agama (Agamidae), Gekkonidae indet., Lacerta s.l. (Lacertidae), "Ophisaurus" sp. (Anguidae), Michauxophis occitanus (Aniliidae), Erycinae indet. (Boidae), Elaphe cf. E. longissima and Malpolon sp. (Colubridae), cf. Naja (Elapidae) and Vipera sp. (Viperidae). The salamandrid Chelotriton pliocenicus and the aniliid Michauxophis occitanus constitute, up to now, the only records of these groups in the European Pliocene. The fauna is indicative of a warm, dry Article infos Published in Vol. 19, Fasc. 1 (1989) |
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