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A Skink (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Late Miocene of Ukraine

Elena Syromyatnikova

Abstract


Maxillary and dentary fragments of cf. Plestiodon (Squamata: Scincidae) are described from the Late Miocene of the Gritsev locality, Ukraine. This first, although tentative, fossil record of the genus adds new data to the fossil history of European Cenozoic skinks.

Keywords


Plestiodon; Scincidae; Neogene; Ukraine

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2023-30-6-543-546

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