Snakes from Griesbeckerzell (Langhian, early Badenian), North Alpine Foreland Basin (Germany), with comments on the evolution of snake faunas in central Europe during the Miocene Climatic Optimum;Serpents de Griesbeckerzell (Langhien, Badénien inférieur), Bassin de l'avant-pays nord-alpin (Allemagne). Commentaires sur l'évolution des faunes de serpents en Europe centrale pendant l'Optimum Climatique du Miocène

Geodiversitas

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 411-449

  Ivanov, Martin ^a   Böhme, Madelaine ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boidae; Colubridae; Elapidae; Miocene climatic optimum; North alpine foreland basin; Palaeoclimate; Squamata; Viperidae

Indexed keywords

BOIDAE; COLUBER; COLUBRIDAE; DABOIA; ELAPIDAE; ERYCINAE; HENOPHIDIA; MICRURUS; NATRIX; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VIPERA; VIPERA ASPIS; VIPERIDAE; VIPERINAE;

EID: 80053551240     PISSN: 12809659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5252/g2011n3a2     Document Type: Article

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