The part you quote embodies a serious misprint. The words “distinguished by the marine Pliocene” should read “distinguished by the name Pliocene.” As I am writing further on the ...
The Bluff Downs Giant Python hunted mammals, birds and reptiles in the woodlands and vine thickets bordering Australian watercourses during Pliocene times. Its nearest living relative is the Olive ...
Several species are endemic to the xeric scrub of central Florida, which was an insular refugium during Pleistocene or Pliocene flooding. About 20 species are exotic, of which 6 have invaded scrub ...