Eoconstrictor
Name:
Eoconstrictor
(Dawn constrictor).
Phonetic: E-o-con-strik-tor.
Named By: A. Scanferla & K. T.
Smith - 2020.
Synonyms: Palaeopython fischeri.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Serpentes,
Boidae.
Species: E. fischeri (type).
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Germany, Messel Pit.
Time period: Eocene.
Fossil representation: Almost complete individuals.
Eoconstrictor
is a genus of snake
that lived in Europe during the Eocene. As a
constrictor, Eoconstrictor would have squeezed its
prey to death
before swallowing them whole.
Further reading
- Exquisitely Preserved
Fossil Snakes of Messel: Insight into the Evolution, Biogeography,
Habitat Preferences and Sensory Ecology of Early Boas. -
Diversity. 12 (3): 100. - A. Scanferla & K.
T.
Smith - 2020.
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