Corallus priscus
| Corallus priscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Genus: | Corallus |
| Species: | C. priscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Corallus priscus Rage 2001[1] | |
Corallus priscus is an extinct species of tree boa which lived during the Early Eocene of Brazil, South America. Fossils of the snake were found in the Itaboraí Formation.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Rage, Jean-Claude (2001). "Fossil snakes from the Palaeocene of São José de Itaboraí, Brazil, Part II. Boidae". Palaeovertebrata. 30 (3–4): 122–125.
- ↑ Corallus priscus at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Albino, Adriana María; Brizuela, Santiago (2014-03-01). "An Overview of the South American Fossil Squamates". The Anatomical Record. 297 (3): 349–368. doi:10.1002/ar.22858. hdl:11336/25228. PMID 24482358.
_from_Barangay_Nassiping,_Gattaran_-_ZooKeys-266-001-g077.jpg){kind=small} | This Alethinophidia article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |