Kelyophis hechti ( lat. from malag kely "small" and other Greek зφις "snake") is a species of chalk snakes from the extinct family Madtsoiidae , found in Madagascar . The only species of the genus Kelyophis .
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| Kelyophis hechti Laduke et al. , 2010 |
The specific name, hechti , is given in honor of Max K. Hecht ( born Max K. Hecht ), a biologist from Queens College, City University of New York [1] .
Content
Spread
Madagascar ( Maevarano Formation, Mahjanga Basin ).
Description
Fossils are found in Late Cretaceous sediments ( Maastricht , about 70 Ma).
See also
- List of extinct reptiles
Notes
- ↑ Laduke, TC, Krause, DW, Scanlon, JD and Kley, NJ (2010). "A Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) snake assemblage from the Maevarano Formation, Mahjanga Basin, Madagascar". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 (1): 109–138.