†Eoconstrictor fischeri Schaal 2004
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Alternative combination: Palaeopython fischeri
Full reference: S. Schaal. 2004. Palaeopython fischeri n. sp. (Serpentes: Boidae), eine Riesenschlange aus dem Eozän (MP 11) von Messel. CFS Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 252:35-45
Belongs to Eoconstrictor according to A. Scanferla and K. T. Smith 2020
See also Schaal 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMF-ME 929, a set of vertebrae (seven mid-trunk vertebrae). Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection), which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), Switzerland (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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