Harry Pristis Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Anyone here recognize this snake vertebra? . . . Family would do. I am stumped. This one does not fit Auffenberg's key in his 1963 paper on the fossil snakes of Florida. In the first place, this was a very large snake which doesn't seem to fit into the known Boinae of that paper (or of the state of knowledge in 2001). I suppose this could turn out to be a caudal vertebra of one of the known snakes, say Pseudoepicrates stanolseni . . . anyone know about caudal vertebrae? The snake vertebra is from a site that is distinctly older (Early Hemingfordian) than Thomas Farm (Middle Hemingfordian), so anything is possible. Any help would be appreciated. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) I guess you'll have to wait until the definitive study of the snakes from that site is completed and published. Edited March 19, 2013 by RichW9090 The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Well, one never knows when an appropriate expert will join the Forum. Plus, there is always Google. Only a week ago, just such an expert contacted me about something I posted on the Forum five years ago. He found my image using a Google search. Turns out my fossil may be "a first known." So, I'm content to wait for a snake expert. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Given the number of non-members visiting the Forum, posting a 'forlorn hope' may well pay off. If anyone knows a snake expert, please pass this request on! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmerlin Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Well, one never knows when an appropriate expert will join the Forum. Plus, there is always Google. Only a week ago, just such an expert contacted me about something I posted on the Forum five years ago. He found my image using a Google search. Turns out my fossil may be "a first known." So, I'm content to wait for a snake expert. you could try Jason Head http://eas.unl.edu/people/faculty_page.php?lastname=Head&firstname=Jason&type=REG "A man who stares at a rock must have a lot on his mind... or nothing at all' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 The squamates from that site are already being looked at. Contact me by message and I will be glad to refer you to that person. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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