Publication details
Origine géographique et histoire des faunes de serpents en Europe
| Title in English | Geographic origin and History of snake faunas in Europe |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2000 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | 27eme Congres Annuel de la Société Herpétologique de France, Résumés |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Geology and mineralogy |
| Keywords | Europe; Mesozoic; Cainozoic; Quaternary; palaeogeography; snakes |
| Description | Several distinct assemblages of snake are aparent in Europe: 1) mid-Cretaceous - very primitive (mostly marine) snakes 2) the latest Cretaceous snakes - including Madtsoiidae 3) Eocene - prior to the "Grande Coupure", more modern families - Russellophiidae and aquatic Palaeophiidae and Nigerophiidae 4) Oligocene - mostly small snakes of Boidae (Erycinae) 5) Miocene - Colubridae became the dominant forms 5) Pliocene + Quaternary - climatic deterioration of has affected snake assemblages. |