- Abstract:
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We report the first record of a snake from the Cretaceous of northern South America. The remains come from the La Luna Formation (La Aguada Member, Cenomanian of Venezuela) and consist of several vertebrae, which belong to the precloacal region of the vertebral column. Comparisons to extant and extinct snakes show that the remains represent a new taxon, Lunaophis aquaticus gen. et sp nov. An aquatic mode of life is supported by the ventral position of the ribs, indicating a laterally compress...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
- Version:
- Publisher's version
- Publisher:
- PeerJ Publisher's website
- Journal:
- PeerJ
- Volume:
- 4
- Pages:
- e2027
- Publication date:
- 2016-05-24
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2167-8359
- URN:
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uuid:c8132980-49f4-4f96-8cdd-eba19a7142cf
- Source identifiers:
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625835
- Local pid:
- pubs:625835
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Copyright holder:
- Albino et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- Copyright 2016 Albino et al. Distributed under Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0
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An enigmatic aquatic snake from the Cenomanian of Northern South America
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