Python europaeus

Summary

Python europaeus is an extinct python species. It lived during the early/middle miocene. The holotype is a single trunk vertebra found in France.[1]

Python europaeus
Temporal range: Early Miocene–Middle Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pythonidae
Genus: Python
Species:
P. europaeus
Binomial name
Python europaeus
Szyndlar & Rage, 2003

References edit

  1. ^ Schleip W.; O'Shea M. (2010). "Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution". ZooKeys (66): 29–79. doi:10.3897/zookeys.66.683. PMC 3088416. PMID 21594030.