Bavarioboa is an extinct genus of boid that lived in Europe during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs.

Bavarioboa
Temporal range: Oligocene-Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Bavarioboa
Szyndlar and Schleich, 1993
Species
  • Bavarioboa bachensis
  • Bavarioboa crocheti
  • Bavarioboa hermi
  • Bavarioboa herrlingensis
  • Bavarioboa minuta
  • Bavarioboa ultima
  • Bavarioboa vaylatsae

Distribution

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Bavarioboa ultima is known from Early Miocene deposits in Germany.[1] B. hermi has been found in Miocene deposits from both Germany and Czechia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Szyndlar, Zbigniew (3 February 2009). "Snake fauna (Reptilia: Serpentes) from the Early/Middle Miocene of Sandelzhausen and Rothenstein 13 (Germany)". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 83 (1): 55–66. doi:10.1007/s12542-009-0009-5. ISSN 0031-0220. Retrieved 3 October 2024 – via Springer Link.
  2. ^ Rage, Jean-Claude; Szyndlar, Zbigniew (August 2005). "Latest Oligocene–Early Miocene in Europe: Dark Period for booid snakes". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 4 (5): 428–435. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2005.04.001. Retrieved 3 October 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.