The earliest Colubroid-dominated snake fauna from Africa: perspectives from the Late Oligocene Nsungwe Formation of southwestern Tanzania
JA McCartney, NJ Stevens, PM O'Connor - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The extant snake fauna has its roots in faunal upheaval occurring across the Paleogene-
Neogene transition. On northern continents, this turnover is well established by the late early …
Neogene transition. On northern continents, this turnover is well established by the late early …
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 …
A hyracoid from the Late Oligocene Red Sandstone Group of Tanzania, Rukwalorax jinokitana (gen. and sp. nov.)
MATERIALS AND METHODS Linear measurements of the Rukwa specimen were recorded
using a National DC2-456H stereomicroscope bundled with Motic Images Plus (version 3.5) …
using a National DC2-456H stereomicroscope bundled with Motic Images Plus (version 3.5) …
[PDF][PDF] The Earliest Colubroid-Dominated Snake Fauna from Africa: Perspectives from the Late Oligocene
JA McCartney, NJ Stevens, PM O'Connor - 2014 - core.ac.uk
The extant snake fauna has its roots in faunal upheaval occurring across the Paleogene-
Neogene transition. On northern continents, this turnover is well established by the late early …
Neogene transition. On northern continents, this turnover is well established by the late early …