Reptilia - Squamata - Madtsoiidae
Full 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
Belongs to Madtsoia according to S. Vasile et al. 2013
See also Hoffstetter 1961, LaDuke et al. 2010, Mohabey et al. 2011, Rage 1984 and Russell et al. 1976
Sister taxa: Madtsoia bai, Madtsoia camposi, Madtsoia pisdurensis
Type specimen: MNHN MAJ 5, a set of vertebrae (posterior trunk vertebra). Its type locality is Gite du Guide, north of Berivotra, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Maevarano Formation of Madagascar.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (14 collections), Niger (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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