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Madtsoia pisdurensis
Taxonomy
Madtsoia pisdurensis was named by Mohabey et al. (2011). Its type specimen is 225/GSI/PAL/CR/10, a set of vertebrae, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pisdura Hill (claystone), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial claystone in the Lameta Formation of India.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2011 | Madtsoia pisdurensis Mohabey et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Madtsoia pisdurensis Mohabey et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. M. Mohabey et al. 2011 | Large-bodied madtsoiid snake possessing a unique hemal keel morphology on all mid- and posterior precloacal ver- tebrae that includes a posteriorly displaced, distinct process that is triangular in ventral view, with a broad, flattened distal margin. |
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Maastrichtian | India (Maharashtra) | Madtsoia pisdurensis (type locality: 26370 60397) |