Genus: Vango MURRAY, BRINKMAN, FRIEDMAN & KRAUSE, 2024
Etymology: Malagasy, vango, "Skull", and a common name to refere to the extant Milkfish Chanos chanos, in western Madagascar (Fricke et al., 2018).
Species: fahiny MURRAY, BRINKMAN, FRIEDMAN & KRAUSE, 2024
Etymology: Malagasy, fahiny, "ancient"; ancient milkfish.
Holotype: UA 11400
Locality: Locality MAD10-23, Lac Kinkony Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Lac Kinkony Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: Almost complete right hyomandibula.
Refered material:
UA 12082, 12083: 2 left hyomandibulae.
UA 12064, 12069; Right hyomandibulae.
Locality: Locality MAD05-50, Lac Kinkony Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Lac Kinkony Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
UA 12057: Posterior abdominal centra.
UA 12058: Caudal centra.
UA 12059: Mid-posterior abdominal centra.
UA 12060: Basioccipital.
UA 12090: Anterior abdominal centra.
Locality: Locality MAD07-20, Lac Kinkony Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Lac Kinkony Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
UA 12062: Mid- abdominal centra.
UA 12075: Posterior abdominal centra.
UA 12076: Mid-posterior abdominal centra.
Locality: Locality MAD07-25, Lac Kinkony Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Lac Kinkony Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
DMNH EPV.140483: Mid-posterior abdominal centra.
Locality: Locality MAD10-22, Lac Kinkony Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Lac Kinkony Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
DMNH EPV.14072: Left cleithra.
DMNH EPV.14076: Left frontal.
UA 12065: Right opercles.
UA 10066: Anterior abdominal centra.
UA 12067: Mid-posterior abdominal centra.
UA 12068: Left opercle.
UA 12069: Ceratohyal.
UA 12073: Anterior abdominal centra.
UA 12074: Anterior abdominal centra.
UA 12077: 'Atlas'.
UA 12078: Anterior abdominal centra.
UA 12079: Left opercle.
UA 12080: Left preopercle.
Locality: Locality MAD10-23, Lac Kinkony Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Lac Kinkony Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
DMNH EPV. 14073: Right preopercel.
DMNH EPV.140474: Left frontal.
Locality: Locality MAD10-24, Lac Kinkony Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Lac Kinkony Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
DMNH EPV. 14070: Left preopercel.
DMNH EPV.140471: Right preopercel.
UA 12043: Right posttemporal.
UA 12063: Anterior abdominal centra.
UA 12064:
UA 12070: Left frontal.
UA 12071: Mid-posterior abdominal centra.
UA 12072: Caudal centra.
UA 12081: Anterior abdominal centra.
UA 12082:
UA 12083:
UA 12084: Right posttemporal.
UA 12085: Left scapula.
UA 12086: Right suborperle.
UA 12087: Left frontal.
Locality: Locality MAD12-12, Lac Kinkony Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Lac Kinkony Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
DMNH EPV.140462:
DMNH EPV.140463: Right frontal.
DMNH EPV. 14064: Left cleithra.
DMNH EPV.14065: Left posttemporal.
DMN EVP. 14068: Left opercle.
DMN EVP.140469:
Locality: Locality MAD05-56, Masiakakoho Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Anembalemba Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
DMNH EPV. 140480: Anterior abdominal centra.
DMNH EPV.14081: Anterior abdominal centra.
DMNH EPV.140482: Posterior abdominal centra.
Locality: Locality MAD05-58, Masiakakoho Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Anembalemba Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
DMNH EPV. 14050: Left reopercle.
DMNH EPV.140451: Supraoccipital.
DMNH EPV. 140454: Posterior abdominal centra.
DMNH EPV.14055: Eithr a posterior abdominal ro an anterior caudl centrum.
DMNH EPV.14056: Posterior abdominal centra.
DMNH EPV.14057: Mid-posterior abdominal centra.
DMNH EPV.14058: Mid-posterior abdominal centra.
DMNH EPV.140459: Posterior abdominal centra.
DMNH EPV. 140461: 'Atlas.'
DMNH EPV.140462: Anterior abdominal centra.
Locality: Locality MAD15-58, Masiakakoho Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Anembalemba Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
UA 12089: Supraoccipital.
Locality: Locality MAD93-01, Berivotra Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Anembalemba Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
UA 12056: Basioccipital.
Locality: Locality MAD93-73, Berivotra Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Anembalemba Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
DMNH EPV.140477: Basioccipital.
DMNH EPV.140478: Left opercle.
Locality: Locality MAD05-11, Berivotra Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Anembalemba Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
UA 12061: Urohyal.
Locality: Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar.
Horizon: Anembalemba Member, Maevarano Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
DMNH EPV.120467: Left maxilla.
DMNH EPV.120466: Left posttemporal.
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