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Wadi Milk - Wadi Abu Hashim, Northern State, Sudan
| Formation | Wadi Milk |
|---|---|
| Member | Wadi Abu Hashim |
| Age: | 83.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Interval | Campanian - Maastrichtian |
| Lithology | siliciclastic |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 12 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Wadi Abu Hashim | Northern State, Sudan | Wadi Milk - Wadi Abu Hashim |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Colubroideasuperfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubroidea | 83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
 Madtsoiidaefamily | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Madtsoiidae | 83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Nubianophis afaahus species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Nigerophiidae : Nubianophis : Nubianophis afaahus | 83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Coniophis dabiebus species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Aniliidae : Coniophis : Coniophis dabiebus | 83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Serpentes unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Serpentes | 83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Palaeophiidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Palaeophiidae | 83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Krebsophis thobanus species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Russellophiidae : Krebsophis : Krebsophis thobanus | 83.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
| Rage J.-C., Werner C. (1999) Mid-Cretaceous (Cenomanian) snakes from Wadi Abu Hashim, Sudan: The earliest snake assemblage., Palaeontologia Africana 35, 85-110 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
