恐蛇
恐蛇屬(學名:Dinilysia)是一屬已經滅絕的泛蛇类,生存於白堊紀晚期(科尼亞克階),分布於南美洲,其化石於阿根廷被發現。
恐蛇 化石时期:白堊紀晚期 | |
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頭骨和脊椎骨的插圖。 | |
科学分类 | |
界: | 动物界 Animalia |
门: | 脊索动物门 Chordata |
纲: | Reptilia |
目: | 有鳞目 Squamata |
科: | †恐蛇科 Dinilysiidae |
属: | †恐蛇屬 Dinilysia Woodward, 1901 |
种: | 恐蛇 D. patagonica |
二名法 | |
Dinilysia patagonica Woodward, 1901 | |
參考資料
- Caldwell, M.W. & Albino, A.A., 2002. Exceptionally preserved skeletons of the Cretaceous snake Dinilysia patagonica, Woodward, 1901. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22: 861-866.
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward
- Dinosaurus: The Complete Guide to Dinosaurs by Steve Parker
- Fossil Snakes of North America: Origin, Evolution, Distribution, Paleoecology (Life of the Past) by J. Alan Holman
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