†Platyspondylophis tadkeshwarensis Smith et al. 2016 (snake)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Madtsoiidae
Full reference: T. Smith, K. Kumar, R. S. Rana, A. Folie, F. Solé, C. Noiret, T. Steeman, A. Sahni, and K. D. Rose. 2016. New early Eocene vertebrate assemblage from western India reveals a mixed fauna of European and Gondwana affinities. Geoscience Frontiers 7(6):969-1001
Belongs to Platyspondylophis according to T. Smith et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: WIF/A 2272, a set of vertebrae (Posterior trunk vertebra). Its type locality is Tadkeshwar Lignite Mine (TAD-1), which is in a Ypresian channel sandstone in the Cambay Shale Formation of India.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Tadkeshwar Lignite Mine (TAD-1)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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