Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:160431 (Batomys salomonseni) - Skull. Raw Dataset includes 1601 TIF images (each 1004 x 1879 x 1 voxel at 0.02251549 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:160431 (Batomys salomonseni) - Skull. Reconstructed Dataset includes 1112 TIF images (each 1004 x 1879 x 1 voxel at 0.022515 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:125959 (Thaptomys NIGRITA) - Skull. Raw Dataset includes 1601 TIF images (each 1286 x 1334 x 1 voxel at 0.02079286 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:125959 (Thaptomys NIGRITA) - Skull. Reconstructed Dataset includes 651 TIF images (each 1286 x 1334 x 1 voxel at 0.020793 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:125187 (Transandinomys BOLIVARIS RIVULARIS) - Skull. Raw Dataset includes 1601 TIF images (each 1657 x 1571 x 1 voxel at 0.02022166 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:125187 (Transandinomys BOLIVARIS RIVULARIS) - Skull. Reconstructed Dataset includes 681 TIF images (each 1657 x 1571 x 1 voxel at 0.020222 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:118233 (Rheomys THOMASI CHIAPENSIS) - Skull. Raw Dataset includes 1601 TIF images (each 1679 x 1544 x 1 voxel at 0.02253268 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:118233 (Rheomys THOMASI CHIAPENSIS) - Skull. Reconstructed Dataset includes 700 TIF images (each 1679 x 1544 x 1 voxel at 0.022533 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:113447 (Micaelamys NAMAQUENSIS ARBORARIUS) - Skull. Raw Dataset includes 1601 TIF images (each 872 x 1576 x 1 voxel at 0.02022166 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:113447 (Micaelamys NAMAQUENSIS ARBORARIUS) - Skull. Reconstructed Dataset includes 865 TIF images (each 872 x 1576 x 1 voxel at 0.020222 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:110520 (Megasorex gigas) - Skull. Raw Dataset includes 1601 TIF images (each 1238 x 1258 x 1 voxel at 0.0200159 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:110520 (Megasorex gigas) - Skull. Reconstructed Dataset includes 577 TIF images (each 1238 x 1258 x 1 voxel at 0.020016 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:102270 (Lemniscomys striatus) - Skull. Raw Dataset includes 1601 TIF images (each 1439 x 1527 x 1 voxel at 0.02079286 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:102270 (Lemniscomys striatus) - Skull. Reconstructed Dataset includes 752 TIF images (each 1439 x 1527 x 1 voxel at 0.020793 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:113430 (Thallomys nigricauda DAMARENSIS) - Skull. Raw Dataset includes 1601 TIF images (each 1445 x 1806 x 1 voxel at 0.02033402 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:113430 (Thallomys nigricauda DAMARENSIS) - Skull. Reconstructed Dataset includes 802 TIF images (each 1445 x 1806 x 1 voxel at 0.020334 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Specimen GSI/GC/DD4 is a posterior portion of the skull (comprising a partial braincase and skull roof), a partial right mandible, and right pterygoid of a snake referred to the species Sanajeh indicus. The specimen was collected from Late Cretaceous-aged sediments near the village of Dholi Dungri, Gujarat, India.
The specimen is housed in Geological Survey of India Palaeontology Division, Central Region, Nagpur, India. For assistance with access, please contact Dhananjay Mohabey ( dinomohabey@yahoo.com) or Bandana Samant ( bandanabhu@gmail.com). Casts of this and other elements of Sanajeh are available at the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology.
Wilson, J. A., D. M. Mohabey, S. E. Peters, and J. J. Head 2010. Predation on hatchling dinosaurs by a new snake from the Late Cretaceous of India. PLoS Biology 8: 1–5. and Zaher, H., D. M. Mohabey, F. Grazziotin, and J. A. Wilson Mantilla. 2023. A Cretaceous stem snake with an ossified upper temporal bar and the origin of wide-gape feeding. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 197:656–697. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac001.
Specimen GSI/GC/2903 is the 'cranial block' of the holotype of Sanajeh indicus. This scan contains part of GSI/GC/2903, the mandible, which includes a well-preserved dentary. The specimen was collected from Late Cretaceous-aged sediments near the village of Dholi Dungri, Gujarat, India.
The specimen is housed in Geological Survey of India Palaeontology Division, Central Region, Nagpur, India. For assistance with access, please contact Dhananjay Mohabey ( dinomohabey@yahoo.com) or Bandana Samant ( bandanabhu@gmail.com). Casts of this and other elements of Sanajeh are available at the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology.
Wilson, J. A., D. M. Mohabey, S. E. Peters, and J. J. Head 2010. Predation on hatchling dinosaurs by a new snake from the Late Cretaceous of India. PLoS Biology 8: 1–5. and Zaher, H., D. M. Mohabey, F. Grazziotin, and J. A. Wilson Mantilla. 2023. A Cretaceous stem snake with an ossified upper temporal bar and the origin of wide-gape feeding. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 197:656–697. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac001.