First fossil record of Varanus (Reptilia, Squamata) from Switzerland and the earliest occurrences of the genus in Europe

Abstract We here describe two isolated fossil teeth from the Early Miocene (MN 4) of Hüenerbach, Switzerland. The material is tentatively referred to Varanus, marking the first occurrence of this iconic lizard genus in the Swiss fossil record, while it also represents one of its earliest occurrences...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
الحاوية / القاعدة:Swiss Journal of Geosciences
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Georgios L. Georgalis, Bastien Mennecart, Krister T. Smith
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: SpringerOpen 2023-06-01
الموضوعات:
Varanidae
Squamata
Lizards
Taxonomy
Neogene
Swiss Molasse
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://doi.org/10.1186/s00015-023-00440-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s00015-023-00440-5

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