Early Eocene snakes from Kutch, Western India, with a review of the Palaeophiidae;Serpents de l'éocène inférieur de kutch, ouest de l'inde; revue des Palaeophiidae

Geodiversitas

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 695-716

  Rage, Jean Claude ^a   Bajpai, Sunil ^b   Thewissen, Johannes G M ^c   Tiwari, Brahma N ^d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^c Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^d WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Boidae; Colubroidea; Eocene; India; Madtsoiidae; New species; Palaeoenvironment; Palaeophiidae; Reptilia; Serpentes; Ypresian

Indexed keywords

BOIDAE; COLUBRIDAE; COLUBROIDEA; MADTSOIIDAE; PALAEOPHIIDAE; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 9944264954     PISSN: 12809659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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