Messelopython
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pythonidae |
| Genus: | †Messelopython Zaher and Smith, 2020 |
Messelopython is an extinct genus of pythonoid that lived in Germany during the Lutetian.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Zaher, Hussam; Smith, Krister T. (December 2020). "Pythons in the Eocene of Europe reveal a much older divergence of the group in sympatry with boas". Biology Letters. 16 (12): 20200735. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2020.0735. ISSN 1744-9561. PMC 7775975. PMID 33321065. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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