Python europaeus

Python europaeus is an extinct python species. It lived during the early/middle miocene. The holotype is a single trunk vertebra found in France.[1]

Python europaeus
Temporal range: Early Miocene–Middle Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pythonidae
Genus: Python
Species:
†P. europaeus
Binomial name
†Python europaeus
Szyndlar & Rage, 2003

References
  1. Schleip W., O'Shea M. (2010). "Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution". ZooKeys. 66: 29–79. doi:10.3897/zookeys.66.683. PMC 3088416. PMID 21594030.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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