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FIG. 1 in Revision of the cranial anatomy of Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965 (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) from the late Miocene of Germany

FIG. 1. — Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965, SMNK-PAL.8561: A, holotype of slightly disarticulated skull; B, virtual 3D models of individual bones of the same specimen. Scale bar: 10 mm.

FIG. 3 in Revision of the cranial anatomy of Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965 (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) from the late Miocene of Germany

FIG. 3. — Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965, SMNK-PAL.8561: A, photograph of nasals in dorsal view; B, virtual 3D models of nasals and surrounding osteoderms in dorsal view. Scale bar: 2 mm.

FIG. 6 in Revision of the cranial anatomy of Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965 (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) from the late Miocene of Germany

FIG. 6. — Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965, SMNK-PAL.8561: A, B, right postfrontal in dorsolateral (A) and ventrolateral (B) views; C, D, left postfrontal in dorsolateral (C) and ventrolateral (D) views. Scale bar: 2 mm.

FIG. 12 in Revision of the cranial anatomy of Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965 (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) from the late Miocene of Germany

FIG. 12. — Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965, SMNK-PAL.8561: A, photograph; C, D, virtual 3D models of right dentary in lateral (A, B), medial (C) and ventromedial (D) views. Scale bar: 2 mm.

FIG. 14 in Revision of the cranial anatomy of Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965 (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) from the late Miocene of Germany

FIG. 14. — Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965, SMNK-PAL.8610: A-G, osteoderms in external (A, C-G) and internal (B) views. Scale bars: 1 mm.

FIG. 10 in Revision of the cranial anatomy of Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965 (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) from the late Miocene of Germany

FIG. 10. — Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965, SMNK-PAL.8561: A-D, photograph (A) and virtual 3D models (B-D) of right fused exoccipital and opisthotic in anterolateral (A, B), anterior (C) and posterolateral (D) views. In A-C, fused exoccipital and opisthotic are dorsoventrally turned up. Scale bars: 2 mm.

FIG. 5 in Revision of the cranial anatomy of Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965 (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) from the late Miocene of Germany

FIG. 5. — Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965: A-C, SMNK-PAL.8561, photograph (A) and virtual 3D models of right prefrontal in lateral (A, B) and medial (C) views; D, E, SMNK-PAL.8690, virtual 3D models of left prefrontal in lateral (D) and medial (E) views; F, G, posterior portion of left frontal bone in dorsal (F) and ventral (G) views. Scale bars: 2 mm.

FIG. 2. — A-D in Revision of the cranial anatomy of Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965 (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) from the late Miocene of Germany

FIG. 2. — A-D, Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965, SMNK-PAL.8561: A, virtual 3D models of individual bones of holotype skull in internal view; B-D, right septomaxilla in dorsal (B), laterodorsal (C) and ventral (D) views; E, F, right septomaxilla of Ophisaurus attenuatus in dorsal (E) and ventral (F) views. Scale bars: A, 10 mm; B-F, 2 mm.

FIG. 4. — A-C in Revision of the cranial anatomy of Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965 (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) from the late Miocene of Germany

FIG. 4. — A-C, Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965, SMNK-PAL.8561: A, B, virtual 3D models of nasals in dorsal (A) and ventral (B) views; C, reconstruction of posterior ornamented shields in dorsal view; D, E, virtual 3D models of anterior portions of skulls of Ophisaurus ventralis (Linnaeus, 1766) (ZFMK 95414) (D) and Ophisaurus attenuatus Baird, 1880 (DE 43) (E) in dorsal views. Scale bars: A-C, 2 mm; D, 3 mm; E, 2.5 mm.

FIG. 11 in Revision of the cranial anatomy of Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965 (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) from the late Miocene of Germany

FIG. 11. — Ophisaurus acuminatus Jörg, 1965, SMNK-PAL.8561: A-G, photographs (A-D) and virtual 3D models (E-H) of left lower jaw elements and teeth in lateral (A-F) and medial (G, H) views. Scale bars: A, B, 0.5 mm; D, E, H, 2 mm; C, F, G, 5 mm.

FIG. 13 in A nearly complete skeleton of the oldest definitive erycine boid (Messel, Germany)

FIG. 13. — Inner ear of HLMD-Me 9723, holotype of Rageryx schmidi n. gen., n. sp. Semitransparent skull for orientation, showing location of left and right bony labyrinth, with inset showing enlarged right inner ear. Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIG. 11 in A nearly complete skeleton of the oldest definitive erycine boid (Messel, Germany)

FIG. 11. — Vertebrae: A, posterior trunk vertebra (precloacal vertebra number 200) of Lichanura trivirgata SMF-PH 21; B, posterior trunk vertebra of HLMD-Me 9723, holotype of Rageryx schmidi n. gen., n. sp.; C-E, anterior, middle and distal caudal vertebrae of HLMD-Me 9723, holotype of Rageryx schmidi n. gen., n. sp.; F, distal caudal vertebra of Lichanura trivirgata CM 145332. Views: dorsal, ventral, left lateral, anterior, posterior. Scale bar: A, F, 2 mm; B-E, 1 mm.

FIG. 12 in A nearly complete skeleton of the oldest definitive erycine boid (Messel, Germany)

FIG. 12. — Phylogenetic relationships of Rageryx schmidi n. gen., n. sp.: A, strict consensus of 176 equally most-parsimonious trees; bootstrap percentages>50% are shown above branches; B, majority-rule consensus of 15 000 trees from standard Bayesian analysis. Posterior probabilities are shown above branches.

FIG. 9 in A nearly complete skeleton of the oldest definitive erycine boid (Messel, Germany)

FIG. 9. — Dentary: A-D, left dentary of HLMD-Me 9723, holotype of Rageryx schmidi n. gen., n. sp., in dorsal, ventral, lateral, and medial views, respectively; E-G, left dentary of Eryx johnii BM 1930.5.8.31 in dorsal, lateral, and medial views, respectively; H-J, left dentary of Lichanura trivirgata CM 145332 in dorsal, lateral, and medial views, respectively. Scale bar: A-D, 1 mm; E-J, 2 mm.

FIG. 7 in A nearly complete skeleton of the oldest definitive erycine boid (Messel, Germany)

FIG. 7. — Pterygoid: A, B, left pterygoid of HLMD-Me 9723, holotype of Rageryx schmidi n. gen., n. sp., in dorsal and ventral views, respectively; C, D, right pterygoid of HLMD-Me 9723, holotype of Rageryx schmidi n. gen., n. sp., in dorsal and ventral views, respectively; E, F, left pterygoid of Eryx johnii BM 1930.5.8.31 in dorsal and ventral views, respectively; G, H, left pterygoid of Lichanura trivirgata CM 145332 in dorsal and ventral views, respectively. Scale bar: A-D, 1 mm; E-H, 2 mm.

FIG. 8 in A nearly complete skeleton of the oldest definitive erycine boid (Messel, Germany)

FIG. 8. — Ectopterygoid: A-D, left ectopterygoid of HLMD-Me 9723, holotype of Rageryx schmidi n. gen., n. sp., in dorsal, ventral, lateral, and medial views, respectively; E, F, right ectopterygoid (mirrored) of Eryx jayakari BM 1909.10.15.8 in dorsal and ventral views, respectively; G-I, left ectopterygoid of Lichanura trivirgata CM 145332 in dorsal, ventral, and medial views, respectively. Scale bar: A-D, 1 mm; E-I, 2 mm.

FIG. 6 in A nearly complete skeleton of the oldest definitive erycine boid (Messel, Germany)

FIG. 6. — Prootic: A-C, left prootic of HLMD-Me 9723, holotype of Rageryx schmidi n. gen., n. sp., in lateral, medial, and ventral views, respectively. A small portion of the parietal is probably artifactually associated here (blurred), but a more precise separation is not possible; D-F, left prootic of Eryx johnii BM 1930.5.8.31 in lateral, medial, and ventral views, respectively; G-I, left prootic of Lichanura trivirgata CM 145332 in lateral, medial, and ventral views, respectively. Scale bar: A-C, 1 mm; D-I, 2 mm.

FIG. 4 in A nearly complete skeleton of the oldest definitive erycine boid (Messel, Germany)

FIG. 4. — Frontal: A-D, left frontal of HLMD-Me 9723, holotype of Rageryx schmidi n. gen., n. sp., in dorsal, ventral, lateral, and anterior views, respectively; E-H, left frontal of Eryx johnii BM 1930.5.8.31 in dorsal, ventral, lateral, and anterior views, respectively; I-L, left frontal of Lichanura trivirgata CM 145332 in dorsal, ventral, lateral, and anterior views, respectively. Scale bar: A-D, 1 mm; E-L, 2 mm.

FIG. 1 in A nearly complete skeleton of the oldest definitive erycine boid (Messel, Germany)

FIG. 1. — HLMD-Me 9723, holotype of Rageryx schmidi n. gen., n. sp.: A, photograph of whole specimen; B, photograph of skull (coated with ammonium chloride) in dorsal view; C, 3D rendering of skull, based on CT scan, in ventral view; D, photograph of tail (coated with ammonium chloride) in roughly dorsal view; E, 3D rendering of tail, based on CT scan, in roughly ventral view. Scale bars: A, 2 cm; B-E, 1 cm.

FIG. 3 in A nearly complete skeleton of the oldest definitive erycine boid (Messel, Germany)

FIG. 3. — Nasal: A-E, left nasal of HLMD-Me 9723, holotype of Rageryx schmidi n. gen., n. sp., in dorsal, ventral, anterior, posterior, and lateral views, respectively; F-J, left nasal of Eryx johnii BM 1930.5.8.31 in dorsal, ventral, anterior, posterior, and lateral views, respectively; K-O, united left and right nasals of Lichanura trivirgata CM 145332 in dorsal, ventral, anterior, posterior, and lateral views, respectively. Scale bar: A-E, 1 mm; F-O, 2 mm.