Publication details
Fossil herpetofauna from the Mokrá-quarry site
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| Year of publication | 2002 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | 8. Kvartér 2002 |
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| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | Moravian Karst; paleoherpetology; evolution; Upper Miocene |
| Description | Mokrá-quarry is one of the most important Miocene paleoherpetological site in the area of Czech Republic. There has been found a relatively abundant reptile fauna there: Testudinidae (Testudinidae ge. et sp. indet. 1 & 2, Varanidae (Varanus sp.), Anguidae (cf. Ophisaurus sp.), Viperidae (Vipera sp. 'Oriental vipers' closely related to the complex 'xanthina' or 'lebetina') and Colubridae (Colubrinae gen. et sp. indet. very similar with the small representatives of the genus Coluber). Mokrá-quarry site is probably of the Late Miocene age which is documented by the numerous viperid vertebrae belonging to the 'Oriental vipers' group. |