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Madtsoia
Extinct genus of snakes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Madtsoia is an extinct genus of madtsoiid snakes. It is known from the Eocene of Argentina (M. bai),[1] the Paleocene of Brazil (M. camposi),[2] the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of India (M. pisdurensis),[1] and the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Madagascar (M. madagascariensis).[3] The type species (M. bai) was the largest with an estimated length of 9–10 m (30–33 ft),[4][5] and the other three species were smaller.[3][2][1] A 5.1 m (17 ft) long M. madagascariensis would have weighed 50 kg (110 lb), but an isolated specimen suggests that this species reached 8 m (26 ft) in maximum length.[3]
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Distribution
Fossils of Madtsoia have been found in:[6]
- Coniacian
- Campanian
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
- Eocene
- Casamayoran Sarmiento Formation, Argentina
- Itaboraian Las Flores Formation, Argentina and Itaboraí Formation, Brazil
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