Late Hemphillian Colubrid Snakes (Serpentes, Colubridae) from the Gray Fossil Site of Northeastern Tennessee
| Autor: | Steven E. Jasinski, David A. Moscato |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Colubrinae biology Pituophis Ecology Natricinae Zoology biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Pantherophis 03 medical and health sciences Nerodia 030104 developmental biology Colubridae Animal Science and Zoology Coluber Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Masticophis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Herpetology. 51:245 |
| ISSN: | 0022-1511 |
| DOI: | 10.1670/16-020 |
| Popis: | The Gray Fossil Site (GFS) of northeastern Tennessee is a late Hemphillian fossil locality in the southern Appalachian mountain region of eastern North America with a diverse vertebrate fauna. Snakes make up a substantial microfossil portion of the GFS herpetofauna, particularly the Colubridae, comprised of members of the Colubrinae and Natricinae. Seven colubrid taxa have been identified from the site so far, including three natricines (cf. Neonatrix, Nerodia, Thamnophis) and at least four colubrines (Coluber/Masticophis, Pantherophis, Pituophis, gen. et sp. nov.). Indeed, cf. Neonatrix and the new genus (and species) are the only extinct genera identified. Although Neonatrix is tentatively identified for the first time east of Nebraska, the new species represents a distinct taxon. In addition, the oldest reported definitive occurrence of Masticophis is presented herein. Some of the snakes suggest a pond or other aquatic habitat at GFS, particularly cf. Neonatrix and Nerodia, whereas others, suc... |
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