Earliest record of the fossil snake Palaeophis from the Paleocene/Eocene boundary in Denmark

Hans Viborg Kristensen; Gilles Cuny; Arne Redsted Rasmussen; Henrik Madsen

Earliest record of the fossil snake Palaeophis from the Paleocene/Eocene boundary in Denmark

Hans Viborg Kristensen, Gilles Cuny, Arne Redsted Rasmussen, Henrik Madsen

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Abstract

Abstract. – The earliest record of Palaeophis ever found in Denmark is here based on vertebrae described from the Paleocene/Eocene Stolleklint Clay of the Isle of Mors (northern Denmark). Although much smaller, they appear quite similar to the Eocene vertebra described from the Fur Formation in the same area, and all belong to the ‘primitive’ grade of Palaeophis species, although a more precise identification cannot be provided at the moment.

Original language	English
Journal	Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France
Volume	183
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	623
Number of pages	627
Publication status	Published - Nov 2012

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