Fossil lizards and worm lizards (Reptilia, Squamata) from the Neogene and Quaternary of Europe: an overview

A Villa, M Delfino - Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, 2019 - Springer
Lizards were and still are an important component of the European herpetofauna. The
modern European lizard fauna started to set up in the Miocene and a rich fossil record is …

An overview of the late Miocene vertebrates from the fissure fillings of Monticino Quarry (Brisighella, Italy), with new data on non-mammalian taxa

A Villa, G Carnevale, M Pavia, L Rook, M Sami… - Rivista Italiana di …, 2021 - flore.unifi.it
The latest Messinian Monticino Quarry fissure fillings, near Brisighella in Italy, are well
known for their diverse mammal fauna. Conversely, little is known about other vertebrates …

[HTML][HTML] An illustrated atlas of the vertebral morphology of extant non-caenophidian snakes, with special emphasis on the cloacal and caudal portions of the column

Z Szyndlar, GL Georgalis - Vertebrate Zoology, 2023 - vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com
We here present a thorough documentation of the vertebral morphology and intracolumnar
variation across non-caenophidian snakes. Our studied sample of multiple individuals …

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 …

Vertebral Comparative Anatomy and Morphological Differences in Anguine Lizards With a Special Reference to Pseudopus apodus

A Čerňanský, O Yaryhin, J Ciceková… - The Anatomical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The article reports on the first detailed vertebral and rib morphology of anguine taxon
Pseudopus apodus using micro‐computed tomography. A comparison shows significant …

[图书][B] Snakes of the World: a supplement

J Boundy - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species, published in 2014, was the
first catalogue of its kind and covered all living and fossil snakes described between 1758 …

[HTML][HTML] Genomics reveals broad hybridization in deeply divergent Palearctic grass and water snakes (Natrix spp.)

Y Schöneberg, S Winter, O Arribas… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding speciation is one of the cornerstones of biological diversity research.
Currently, speciation is often understood as a continuous process of divergence that …

Comparative Anatomy of the Lower Jaw and Dentition of Pseudopus apodus and the Interrelationships of Species of Subfamily Anguinae (Anguimorpha, Anguidae)

J Klembara, M Hain, K Dobiašová - The Anatomical Record, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The morphology of the lower jaw and teeth of the legless lizard Pseudopus apodus
(Anguimorpha, Anguidae, Anguinae) from Eurasia are described in detail and compared …

Pseudopus pannonicus (Squamata), the largest known anguid lizard—Redescription of the type material and new specimens from the Neogene and Quaternary of …

E Loréal, GL Georgalis, A Čerňanský - The Anatomical Record, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we revise the material of the extinct taxon Pseudopus pannonicus from Central
Europe, the largest known anguid lizard and iconic member of herpetofaunas from the …

[PDF][PDF] Late Messinian mollusks and vertebrates from Moncucco Torinese, north-western Italy. Paleoecological and paleoclimatological implications

S Colombero, DM Alba, C D'Amico, M Delfino… - Palaeontologia …, 2017 - iris.unito.it
The systematic analysis of more than 20,000 fossils (Vertebrata and Mollusca), recovered
from the post-evaporitic Messinian (5.41–5.33 Ma) succession of Moncucco Torinese (NW …