Sanajeh Wilson et al. 2010 (snake)

Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: J. A. Wilson, D. M. Mohabey, S. E. Peters and J. J. Head. 2010. Predation upon hatchling dinosaurs by a new snake from the Late Cretaceous of India. PLoS Biology 8(3):e1000322

Parent taxon: Ophidia according to H. Zaher et al. 2023

See also Longrich et al. 2012, Mohabey et al. 2011, Rio and Mannion 2017 and Wilson et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Amblycephalidiformia, Angiostomata, Asinea, Boaeformia, Colubriformia, Coniophidae, Najash, Norisophis, Psammophidae, Seismophis, Serpentes, Simoliophiidae, Solenoglypha, Tortricina

Subtaxa: Sanajeh indicus

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Type: Sanajeh indicus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Dholi Dungri (Cretaceous of India)

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