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MENARANA
(me-na-ra-na)
Named By: Thomas C. Ladukea, David W. Krauseb, John D. Scanloncd & Nathan J. Kleyb
Time Period: Late Cretaceous, 70 Ma
Location: Madagascar, Mahajanga Basin - Maevarano Formation. Spain, Castilla y Leon
Size: Around 2.4 meters long
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Several individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Serpentes | Madtsoiidae |
Also known as: | Madtsoia laurasiae |
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Menarana is an extinct genus of madtsoiid snake which existed in Madagascar during the Late Cretaceous. The type species is Menarana nosymena. Several vertebrae and rib fragments as well as part of the basicranium have been found from the Maastrichtian-age Maevarano Formation in the Mahajanga Basin.

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