2022-12-01 GEOBIOS 2022 75(卷), null(期), (41-51页)
The Late Miocene hominid-bearing locality in Haritalyangar, India, has yielded remains of fossil lizards and snakes. The material consists of the following taxa: Varanus and an indeterminate anguimorph, Python, a colubrid and a natricid. These squamates are documented from this region for the first time. A co-existence of Varanus and Python, two iconic squamates, is demonstrated. The overall fauna, which is dominated by both large and small semi-aquatic and terrestrial taxa, indicates seasonally wet sub -humid to semi-arid climate in the area during the Late Miocene, -9.1 Ma. Moreover, the mean annual temperature must have been high in the region at that time (not less than 15-18.6 degrees C, similar to the mean annual temperature in this area today), indicated by the occurrence of important thermophilic elements such as Varanus and Python.(c) 2022 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.