The mid-Cretaceous snake Simoliophis rochebrunei Sauvage, 1880 (Squamata: Ophidia) from its type area (Charentes, southwestern France): Redescription, distribution, and palaeoecology
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- 作者：Jean-Claude Ragea ; jcrage@mnhn.fr" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Romain Vullob ; romain.vullo@univ-rennes1.fr" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Didier Né ; raudeaub ; didier.neraudeau@univ-rennes1.fr" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Ophidia ; Simoliophis ; Neotype ; Diagnosis ; Cenomanian ; Charentes
- 刊名：Cretaceous Research
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：58
- 期：Complete
- 页码：234-253
- 全文大小：3405 K
文摘
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The Cenomanian snake Simoliophis rochebrunei is diagnosed and redescribed.
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S. rochebrunei is a marine snake that likely had posterior legs.
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In its type area (Charentes), this species is restricted to the lower Cenomanian.
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Its palaeoecology and a peculiar morphofunctional aspect are discussed.