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
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
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Nessovophis zhylga n. sp.
Nessovophis zhylga n. sp. Averianov 1997 snake | |
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