Reptilia - Squamata - Madtsoiidae
Full reference: A. C. Pritchard, J. A. McCartney, D. W. Krause and N. J. Kley. 2014. New snakes from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Maevarano Formation, Mahajanga Basin, Madagascar. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(5):1080-1093
Belongs to Adinophis according to A. C. Pritchard et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UA 9941, a set of vertebrae (Posterior trunk vertebra). Its type locality is MAD93-73 (SUNY), which is in a Maastrichtian crevasse splay sandstone in the Maevarano Formation of Madagascar.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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