Eunectes stirtoni
Extinct species of snake
| Eunectes stirtoni Temporal range: Mid Miocene (Laventan) ~13.8–11.8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Genus: | Eunectes |
| Species: | E. stirtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Eunectes stirtoni Hoffstetter & Rage 1977[1] | |
Eunectes stirtoni is an extinct species of anaconda that lived during the Middle Miocene (Laventan) in the area of the present-day Tatacoa Desert. Fossils of the species have been found in the Honda Group at La Venta, Colombia. The validity of this species has been called into question.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Hoffstetter, R.; J. C. Rage (1977). "Le gisement de vertébrés miocènes de La Venta (Colombie) et sa faune de serpents". Annales de Paléontologie (Vertébrés) (in French). 63: 161–190.
- ^ Hsiou, Annie S.; Albino, Adriana M. (2009). "Presence of the genus Eunectes (Serpentes, Boidae) in the Neogene of Southwestern Amazonia, Brazil". Journal of Herpetology. 43 (4): 612–619. doi:10.1670/08-295.1. S2CID 55097666.
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Paleontology in Colombia
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| 19th century |
fossiliferous
stratigraphic units
| Pleistocene | |
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| Neogene | |
| Paleogene | |
| Cretaceous | |
| Jurassic | |
| Devonian |
| Pleistocene | |
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| Honda Gp. |
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| Gualanday Gp. | |
| Bogotá Fm. | |
| Cerrejón Fm. | |
| Oliní Gp. | |
| Hondita Fm. | |
| Hiló Fm. | |
| Paja Fm. | |
| Arcabuco Fm. | |
| Valle Alto Fm. | |
| Cuche Fm. |
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| Floresta Fm. |
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