The mid-Cretaceous snake Simoliophis rochebrunei Sauvage, 1880 (Squamata: Ophidia) from its type area (Charentes, southwestern France): Redescription, distribution, and palaeoecology

Rage, Jean‐Claude; Vullo, Romain; Néraudeau, Didier

doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2015.10.010

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“…The plate-like centrum, absence of hemal keel, shallow groove on ventral surface of centrum is common with Simoliophis. The prezygapophyses do not markedly project laterally and the interzygapophyseal constriction is little expressed as in Simoliophis (RAGE et al, 2016). The neural arches are much more swollen than in Simoliophis and their posterior border is strongly concave in dorsal view.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…The last seven preserved vertebrae are completely isolated from the sediment with visible ventral surface. The general shape of the vertebrae is almost rectangular as in Simoliophis (RAGE et al, 2016). Centrum is slightly concave and shows clear absence of the hemal keel.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…The paradiapophysis almost rectangular inclined anteroventrally to posterodorsally. In Simoliophis they are rather vertically (RAGE et al, 2016). The vertebrae are extremely swollen.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…than long and somewhat "butterfly-shaped" (LEE et al, 1999). The prezygapophyses are oval in shape and do not markedly project laterally like in Simoliophis (RAGE et al, 2016). Prezygapophyseal processes are lacking.…”

Section: Descriptionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Неурални гребен је такође пахиостотичан и бочно гледано прелази дужину кондила. Такође се на овим пршљеновима може уочити да са вентралне стране центрум изгледа заравњено, кроз средину са плитким жљебом који се неједнако левкасто шири ка предњем и задњем крају и има скоро правоугаони облик као и Simoliophis (RAGE et al, 2016). Ребра су издужена, у проксималном делу изразито пахиостотична, а међуребарни простор скоро да не постоји, као што је то случај код Pachyophis woodwardi (LEE et al, 1999).…”

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A new evidence for pachyostotic snake from Turonian of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Djuric

Radosavljevic

Petrovic³

et al. 2017

Geol An Balk Poluos

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Records of Cretaceous marine snakes from Bosnia and Herzegovina have been known for nearly a hundred years. This paper presents a new finding of a pachyostotic snake from the local quarry Dubovac, three kilometers northwest of Bileća. The specimen consists of 29 vertebrae, seven of which are detached from the slab. The two best preserved vertebrae are almost square-shaped resembling Simoliophis rochebrunei but neural arches are much more swollen. Vertebrae and ribs are extremely pachyostotic as in Pachyophis woodwardi. Since there are no three-dimensional vertebrae of this species preserved from Bosnia and Herzegovina, precise identification was limited to a certain extent.

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confidence: 88%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…The paradiapophysis almost rectangular inclined anteroventrally to posterodorsally. In Simoliophis they are rather vertically (RAGE et al, 2016). The vertebrae are extremely swollen.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Descriptionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: резимеunclassified

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A new evidence for pachyostotic snake from Turonian of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Djuric

Radosavljevic

Petrovic³

et al. 2017

Geol An Balk Poluos

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Dinosaur Faunas of Egypt—The Terrestrial Late Cretaceous Vertebrate Record

Augustin

Hartung

Kampouridis

2023

Advances in Science, Technology &Amp; Innovation

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Spondyloarthropathy in vertebrae of the aquatic Cretaceous snake Lunaophis aquaticus, and its first recognition in modern snakes

Albino

Rothschild

Carrillo-Briceño

et al. 2018

Sci Nat

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Arthritis is documented for the first time in snakes. Ossification of the intervertebral capsule and zygapophyseal joints resulting in segmental vertebral fusion was observed in the aquatic Cretaceous snake Lunaophis aquaticus. Such pathologic alterations are pathognomonic for the spondyloarthropathy form of inflammatory arthritis. The alterations are easily distinguished from vertebral fractures because of the absence of collapse and from osteomyelitis and neoplasia because of absence of destructive changes and reactive new bone formation. A survey of 2144 snakes in recent collections, performed to identify Holocene prevalence, revealed only two occurrences in extant snakes. The findings in Bitis gabonica and Elaphe taeniura were indistinguishable from those noted in Lunaophis aquaticus and identical to those previously recognized in modern varanids. The pathology likely represents a form of reactive arthritis related to enteropathic infection. While the 2 disease probably did not affect general locomotion, its vertebral column position may have compromised mating.

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The mid-Cretaceous snake Simoliophis rochebrunei Sauvage, 1880 (Squamata: Ophidia) from its type area (Charentes, southwestern France): Redescription, distribution, and palaeoecology

Cited by 21 publications

References 46 publications

A new evidence for pachyostotic snake from Turonian of Bosnia-Herzegovina

A new evidence for pachyostotic snake from Turonian of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Dinosaur Faunas of Egypt—The Terrestrial Late Cretaceous Vertebrate Record

Spondyloarthropathy in vertebrae of the aquatic Cretaceous snake Lunaophis aquaticus, and its first recognition in modern snakes

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