Zhylga 1b (Eocene of Kazakhstan)

Also known as Dzhylga

Where: Chimkent, Kazakhstan (41.7° N, 69.0° E: paleocoordinates 39.9° N, 63.0° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• "Zhylga 1b is dated as early Eocene, Ypresian on the basis of a diacodexeid artiodactyl (pg. 129)"

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, white sandstone

• "...white sand quarry near the previous locality (pg. 129)."

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical,

• numerous vertebrae

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 49051: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 06.04.2005, edited by Philip Mannion, David Nicholson and Pauline Coster

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae
Diacodexeidae indet.3 Krishtalka and Stucky 1985 even-toed ungulate
Reptilia
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
Tasbacka aldabergeni1 Nessov 1987 sea turtle
 Squamata - Palaeophiidae
Nessovophis zhylga n. sp. Averianov 1997 snake
 Choristodera - Simoedosauridae
cf. Simoedosaurus sp.2 Gervais 1877 choristodere
ZIN PH 18/11 (fragmentary left ilium)