A new gecko (Squamata, Gekkota) from the Eocene of Geiseltal (Germany) implies long‐term persistence of European Sphaerodactylidae
Gekkota (geckos and pygopods) constitute a diverse and early diverging clade of
squamates, but their highly fragmentary fossil record allows only limited insights into their …
squamates, but their highly fragmentary fossil record allows only limited insights into their …
The oldest lamprophiid (Serpentes, Caenophidia) fossil from the late Oligocene Rukwa Rift Basin, Tanzania and the origins of African snake diversity
JA McCartney, SN Bouchard, JA Reinhardt… - Geobios, 2021 - Elsevier
Extant snake faunas have their origins in the mid-Cenozoic, when colubroids replaced booid-
grade snakes as the dominant species. The timing of this faunal changeover in North …
grade snakes as the dominant species. The timing of this faunal changeover in North …
The Earliest Fossil of the African Clawed Frog (Genus Xenopus) from Sub-Saharan Africa
Although the fossil record of pipoid frogs is more extensive than for other anuran clades,
crown-group genera are poorly documented throughout the Cenozoic. We report an isolated …
crown-group genera are poorly documented throughout the Cenozoic. We report an isolated …
Macroscelideans (Myohyracinae and Rhynchocyoninae) from the late Oligocene Nsungwe formation of the Rukwa Rift Basin, southwestern Tanzania
The fossil record of macroscelidean mammals is notoriously patchy, with a significant spatial
and temporal gap separating faunas from the early Oligocene localities of northern Africa …
and temporal gap separating faunas from the early Oligocene localities of northern Africa …