Boid snake fossils from the Neogene of Southern Costa Rica

 

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Auteurs: Lucas, Spencer G., Sequeira, César, Chesnel, Valentin, Rodríguez, Diego, Alvarado, Guillermo E., Ramírez, Thais, Méndez, Joanna C., Vargas, Amado, Vargas, Cristian, Ruiz, Gustavo
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Statut:Versión publicada
Date de publication:2025
Description:Three dorsal vertebrae of boid snakes from the Upper Miocene deposits of southern Costa Rica are documented and tentatively assigned to Boa constrictor. These fossils represent the first described snake remains from Costa Rica and their earliest record from Central America north of Panama. Their presence supports the possibility of bidirectional snake dispersal between South and North America during the Late Miocene. 
Pays:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Langue:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/64924
Accès en ligne:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/64924
Mots-clés:Costa Rica
San Vito
Miocene
Boa
Immigration
Mioceno
Inmigración