Madtsoia

Madtsoia; Temporal range: Coniacian-Late Eocene (Casamayoran); ~89.3–37.2 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Madtsoia bai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	†Madtsoiidae
Genus:	†Madtsoia; Simpson, 1933
Species
	M. bai Simpson, 1933 (type); M. camposi Rage, 1998; M. laurasiae Simpson, 1933; M. madagascariensis Hoffstetter, 1961; M. pisdurensis Mohabey et al, 2011;

Madtsoia is an extinct genus of madtsoiid snakes. It is known from the Eocene (Casamayoran and Itaboraian) of Argentina (M. bai), the Paleocene of Brazil (M. camposi), the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of Spain (M. laurasiae),^{[citation needed]} the Late Cretaceous of India (M. pisdurensis),^[1] and the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Madagascar and the Coniacian of Niger (M. madagascariensis). Recovered vertebrae of M. pisdurensis are 1.83 centimetres (0.72 in) long and 4.35 centimetres (1.71 in) tall) and pertain to a snake that was approximately 5 metres (16 ft) long.^[1]

Distribution[]

Fossils of Madtsoia have been found in:^[2]

Coniacian

In Beceten Formation, Niger

Campanian

Laño, Spain ^[3]

Late Cretaceous

India^[1]

Maastrichtian

Maevarano Formation, Madagascar

Eocene

Casamayoran , Argentina
Itaboraian , Argentina and Itaboraí Formation, Brazil

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Mohabey, D.M.; Head, J.J.; Wilson, J.A. (2011). "A new species of the snake Madtsoia from the Upper Cretaceous of India and its paleobiogeographic implications". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (3): 588–595. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.560220. S2CID 129792355.
^ Madtsoia at Fossilworks.org
^ "Iraganaren berri". zientzia.eus (in Basque). 1 June 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

External links[]

Madtsoia in The Paleobiology Database

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[MHW11-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Mohabey, D.M.; Head, J.J.; Wilson, J.A. (2011). "A new species of the snake Madtsoia from the Upper Cretaceous of India and its paleobiogeographic implications". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (3): 588–595. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.560220. S2CID 129792355.

[FWMadtsoia-2] Madtsoia at Fossilworks.org

[3] "Iraganaren berri". zientzia.eus (in Basque). 1 June 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

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Madtsoia

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Madtsoia Temporal range: Coniacian-Late Eocene (Casamayoran) ~89.3–37.2 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Madtsoia bai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	†Madtsoiidae
Genus:	†Madtsoia Simpson, 1933
Species
M. bai Simpson, 1933 (type) M. camposi Rage, 1998 M. laurasiae Simpson, 1933 M. madagascariensis Hoffstetter, 1961 M. pisdurensis Mohabey et al, 2011