Where: Mahajanga, Madagascar (15.8° S, 46.5° E: paleocoordinates 29.9° S, 38.3° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Maevarano Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: mechanical,
Primary reference: R. Hoffstetter. 1961. Noveaux restes d’un serpent Boidé (Madtsoia madagascariensis nov. sp.) dans le Crétacé Supérieur de Madagascar. Bulletin du Muséum national d’Historie naturelle, Série 2, Paris (33)152-160 [J. Head/J. Head/J. Head]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 48539: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 22.03.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Madtsoia madagascariensis n. sp.
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