Also known as Dzhylga

Where: Chimkent, Kazakhstan (41.7° N, 69.0° E: paleocoordinates 39.3° N, 62.5° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Late/Upper Paleocene (58.7 - 55.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, white, yellow sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Nessov in 1977-1986

Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical,

Primary reference: A. O. Averianov. 1997. Paleogene sea snakes from the eastern part of Tethys. Russian Journal of Herpetology 4(2):128-142 [J. Head/J. Head/J. Head]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 48888: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 03.04.2005, edited by Philip Mannion, David Nicholson and Pauline Coster

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