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The concept of
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Trunk vertebrae of
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closely resemble those of other booids (except for candoiids and ungaliophiids) as well as other constrictors and more particularly,
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. However, some (but not all) boas possess paracotylar foramina that are totally absent in pythons; this difference has been particularly applied as a potentially useful tool in palaeontological research (e.g.,
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Vertebrae of
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have regularly and extensively appeared in the literature, including some of the first studies of snake vertebral morphology (e.g.,
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, including
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