Fossil snakes of North America : origin, evolution, distribution, paleoecology
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Fossil snakes of North America : origin, evolution, distribution, paleoecology
（Life of the past）
Indiana University Press, c2000
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The heart of the book consists of detailed systematic accounts of the known fossil snakes of North America and the localities where they occur. Extinct fossil taxa are discussed and illustrated and many are redescribed on the basis of new information. Illustrations of diagnostic vertebrae and criteria for the identification of presently living fossil snake taxa are given as well as the modern characteristics and ranges of these species.
Table of Contents
Preliminary Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Systematic Accounts 3. Fossil Localities 4. Evolutionary, Zoogeographic, and Paleoecological Patterns 5. Epilogue References General Index Taxonomic Index Site Index
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