Python sardus (Portis, 1901)
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.66.683 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4DD3943B-712B-858B-9CC9-ED255E22ED0E |
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Python sardus (Portis, 1901) |
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[extinct species, nomen dubium] |
Python sardus (Portis, 1901) [extinct species, nomen dubium]
Synonyms:
Paleopython sardus - Portis 1901
Paleryx sardus (Portis) - Kuhl 1963
? Python sardus (Portis) - Rage 1984
Holotype:
Articulated palatine and anterior pterygoid fragment (not traced).
Type locality:
Monte Albu (=Alba?)(Sardinia) Italy, middle Miocene (MN 6 or 7+8).
Remarks:
Szyndlar and Rage (2003: 72-73) considered this name a nomen dubium as it is indistinguishable from other (extinct) Python .
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