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Prehistoric snake bones from Zuojiang River Basin, Guangxi, China

Jing-Song Shia Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China;b Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Jing Lia Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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Qing-Ping Yangc Guangxi Institute of Cultural Relic Protection and Archaeology, Nanning, PR China;d Center for the Study of Quaternary Mammalogy and Frontier Archaeology, Chongzuo, PR China
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Ning Liua Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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Xi Chene Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, PR China;f State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, CAS), Nanjing, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Received 30 Aug 2022, Accepted 21 Dec 2022, Published online: 22 Jan 2023

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