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    Pliocene Amphibians and Reptiles from Clark County, Nevada

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    Pliocene Amphibians; Reptiles; Clark County; Nevada
    Author
    Mead, Jim I.; Bell, Christopher J.
    Journal Title
    Scas: Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences
    Volume
    100
    Issue
    scas/vol100/iss1; 1
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    https://scholar.oxy.edu/handle/20.500.12711/10115
    Abstract
    Pliocene herpetofaunas are uncommon in the published literature. Here we report on a small Pliocene (Blancan Land Mammal Age) herpetofauna from the White Narrows local fauna (Clark Co., Nevada) dating approximately 4.9 to 4.3 Ma. At least two species of Bufo, a phrynosomatid lizard, Xantusia, and a colubrine snake were recovered from sediments deposited in a basin that held a small lake. Climate was probably subhumid, but a cooling and aridification trend was occurring. The vegetation may have been a mosaic of oak-juniper (?) woodland and a riparian community. The White Narrows herpetofauna is depauperate in comparison to the present community which is probably due to sampling bias and not a climatic factor.
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