First report of a pelvic girdle in the fossil snake Wonambi naracoortensis Smith, 1976, and a revised diagnosis for the genus

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

For assistance in museum collections, we wish to thank M. A. Binnie and M. S. Y. Lee (SAM); K. Hughes (Riversleigh Fossil Centre, Mount Isa, Australia); and J. B. Losos, J. Rosado, J. Martinez, and T. Takahashi (MCZ). We thank E. H. Reed and R. Wells for providing data and information about the fossil material found at Naracoorte Caves. This research was funded by the following grants: Alberta 655 Innovates Ph.D. Student Scholarship to A.P., and NSERC Discovery Grant (no. 238458), NSERC Accelerator Grant (412275), and Chair's Research Allowance to M.W.C.

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