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Cuadernos de herpetología
On-line version ISSN 1852-5768
Abstract
BRIZUELA, Santiago; CENIZO, Marcos M. and TASSARA, Daniel A.. Reptiles escamosos (Squamata) del Pleistoceno Medio del Norte de la ciudad de Mar del Plata (provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina). Cuad. herpetol. [online]. 2015, vol.29, n.1, pp.41-50. ISSN 1852-5768.
ABSTRACT In this study, we describe two fossil remains of squamate reptiles found in Middle Pleistocene outcrops at the northern marine cliffs of the city of Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires province). The specimens were found forming a taphocenosis with remains of other microvertebrates (amphibians, mammals and birds). The reptiles recognized in the association are represented by remains of an undetermined colubrid, and the anguid Ophiodes sp. This latter finding represents the first fossil record for the family Anguidae exhumed in Argentina.
Keywords : Fossil; Pleistocene; Ophiodes; Colubridae; Argentina.