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Sanajeh indicus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Sanajeh indicus was named by Wilson et al. (2010). Its type specimen is GSI/GC/2901–2906, a partial skeleton (nearly complete skull and jaws associated with 72 precloacal vertebrae and ribs), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dholi Dungri, which is in a Maastrichtian floodplain sandstone in the Lameta Formation of India. It is the type species of Sanajeh.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Sanajeh indicus Wilson et al. p. 2 figs. 1, 3-4
2011Sanajeh indicus Mohabey et al. p. 588
2013Sanajeh indicus Vasile et al.
2023Sanajeh indicus Zaher et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
genusSanajeh
speciesindicus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Sanajeh indicus Wilson et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Gujarat) Serpentes indet. (type locality: 61499)