Gite du Guide, north of Berivotra (Cretaceous of Madagascar)

Where: Mahajanga, Madagascar (15.8° S, 46.5° E: paleocoordinates 29.9° S, 38.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Maevarano Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical,

Primary reference: R. Hoffstetter. 1961. Noveaux restes d’un serpent Boidé (Madtsoia madagascariensis nov. sp.) dans le Crétacé Supérieur de Madagascar. Bulletin du Muséum national d’Historie naturelle, Série 2, Paris (33)152-160 [J. Head/J. Head/J. Head]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 48539: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 22.03.2005

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Squamata - Madtsoiidae
Madtsoia madagascariensis n. sp. Hoffstetter 1961 snake
MNHN MAJ 5