A combined palaeomodelling approach reveals the role as selective refugia of the Mediterranean peninsulas

L Macaluso, A Bertini, G Carnevale, JT Eronen… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
The northern Mediterranean reptiles and amphibians show contrasting biogeographic
histories during the Plio-Pleistocene. The influence of European climate changes on the …

Fossil amphibians and reptiles from the Neogene locality of Maramena (Greece), the most diverse European herpetofauna at the Miocene/Pliocene transition …

G Georgalis, A Villa, M Ivanov, D Vasilyan… - Palaeontologia …, 2019 - iris.unito.it
We herein describe the fossil amphibians and reptiles from the Neogene (latest Miocene or
earliest Pliocene; MN 13/14) locality of Maramena, in northern Greece. The herpetofauna is …

The Key to Understanding the European Miocene Chalcides (Squamata, Scincidae) Comes from Asia: The Lizards of the East Siberian Tagay Locality (Baikal Lake) …

A ČerŇanský, EV Syromyatnikova… - The Anatomical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The early middle Miocene (MN 5) lizards from the East Siberian Tagay locality (Baikal Lake,
Russia) in Asia are described here. The lizard fauna consists of two clades, Lacertidae and …

New lizard material from two Early Miocene localities in France: Montaigu-le-Blin (MN 2) and Crémat (MN 3)

A Čerňanský - Geobios, 2023 - Elsevier
Squamate faunas from the MN 1–3 intervals (earliest Miocene) are scarcely documented
from the European continent. I here describe squamate faunas from two French localities …

A new early Miocene herpetofauna from Kilçak, Turkey

E Syromyatnikova, GL Georgalis, S Mayda… - Russian Journal of …, 2019 - zora.uzh.ch
The fauna of amphibians and reptiles (except turtles) from the early Miocene localities of the
Kilçak section (Turkey) is described here. The herpetofaunal assemblage of the Kilçak …

The fossil record of lizards and snakes (Reptilia: Squamata) in Greece

GL Georgalis, M Delfino - Fossil Vertebrates of Greece Vol. 1: Basal …, 2022 - Springer
The fossil record of squamates (ie lizards and snakes) from Greece is reviewed herein.
Fossil remains of lizards and snakes in Greece date as back as the early Miocene. Their …

The antiquity of Asian chameleons—first potential Chamaeleonidae and associated squamate fauna from the Lower and Middle Miocene of Anatolia

GL Georgalis, A Čerňanský, F Göktaş… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We here describe fossil remains from three Lower and Middle Miocene localities of Anatolia,
which we tentatively refer to chamaeleonids. The material comprises isolated tooth-bearing …

Comparative cranial osteology of Blanus (Squamata: Amphisbaenia)

A Villa, M Kirchner, DM Alba… - Zoological Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Worm lizards, or amphisbaenians, of the genus Blanus are found in various countries
around the Mediterranean Sea. In addition to four extinct species, seven extant taxa are …

Fish, amphibian and reptilian faunas from latest Oligocene to middle Miocene localities from Central Turkey

D Vasilyan, Z Roček, A Ayvazyan… - Palaeobiodiversity and …, 2019 - Springer
In this paper, we describe ectothermic vertebrate assemblages from the Kargı 1, Kargı 2,
Kargı 3, Harami1, Harami 3, Hancılı, Keseköy, Çandır and Bağiçi localities in Turkey. The …

The Westernmost Asian Record of Pythonids (Serpentes): The Presence of Python in a Miocene Hominoid Locality of Anatolia

GL Georgalis, S Mayda, B Alpagut… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
MATERIALS AND METHODS The pythonid vertebrae described herein originate from the
middle Miocene locality of Paşalar, Turkey. The material is permanently housed in the …