Ophidian fauna (Reptilia, Serpentes) from the Uppermost Miocene of Algora (Spain)
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https://doi.org/10.3989/egeol.85415-6725Keywords:
Serpentea, Miocene, Iberia, Taxonomy, Biogeography.Abstract
Fossil snakes from the Uppermost Miocene (NM 13) of Algora (Guadalajara, Spain) are described, The fol1owing forms have been recognized: Scolecophidia indet., Elaphe algorensis sp. nov. and Hispanophis coronelloideus gen. et sp, nov. (Colubridae), Naja iberica sp. nov. (Elapidae), Viperidae indet. This faunistic assemblage, being uncomparable with any other snake fauna of Europe, includes both endemic forms (colubrids) as well as close relatives of North African species (Naja iberica sp. nov., may be also vipers).
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1985-12-30
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Szyndlar, Z. (1985). Ophidian fauna (Reptilia, Serpentes) from the Uppermost Miocene of Algora (Spain). Estudios Geológicos, 41(5-6), 447–466. https://doi.org/10.3989/egeol.85415-6725
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