Reptilia - Squamata - Madtsoiidae
Full reference: T. C. LaDuke, D. W. Krause, J. D. Scanlon and N. J. Kley. 2010. A Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) snake assemblage from the Maevarano Formation, Mahajanga Basin, Madagascar. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(1):109-138
Belongs to Menarana according to S. Vasile et al. 2013
See also LaDuke et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Menarana laurasiae
Type specimen: University of Antananarivo 9684, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is MAD93-14 (SUNY), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Maevarano Formation of Madagascar.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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