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Corallus priscus

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Corallus priscus
Temporal range: Early Eocene (Itaboraian)
~53–50 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Corallus
Species:
C. priscus
Binomial name
Corallus priscus
Rage 2001[1]

Corallus priscus is an extinct species of tree boa which lived during the Early Eocene of Brazil, South America. Fossils of the snake were found in the Itaboraí Formation.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Rage, Jean-Claude (2001). "Fossil snakes from the Palaeocene of São José de Itaboraí, Brazil, Part II. Boidae". Palaeovertebrata. 30 (3–4): 122–125.
  2. ^ Corallus priscus at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ Albino, Adriana María; Brizuela, Santiago (2014-03-01). "An Overview of the South American Fossil Squamates". The Anatomical Record. 297 (3): 349–368. doi:10.1002/ar.22858. hdl:11336/25228. PMID 24482358.