Name: Adinophis.
Phonetic: Ah-din-of-iss.
Named By: A. C. Pritchard, J. A.
McCartney, D. W. Krause & N. J. Kley - 2014.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata,
Madtstoiidae.
Species: A. fisaka (type).
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Madagascar - Maevarano
Formation.
Time period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial remains of at least
two individuals.
Adinophis is a genus of madtstoiid snake that lived in Madagascar during the Ceretaceous. Relatives genera of Adinophis include Wonambi, Menarana, Sanajeh, Yurlunggur, Madtsoia and Gigantophis.
Further reading
- New snakes from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Maevarano
Formation, Mahajanga Basin, Madagascar. Journal of Vertebrate
Paleontology 34(5):1080-1093. - A. C. Pritchard, J.
A. McCartney, D. W. Krause & N. J. Kley -
2014.
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