Genus: Sokatra GAFFNEY & KRAUSE, 2011
Etymology: Malagasy, sokatra, "turtle."

Species: antitra GAFFNEY & KRAUSE, 2011
Etymology: Malagsay, antitra, "old."

Holotype: UA 9769 (Field number MAD 07433)

Locality: MAD 93-35, near the village of Berivotra, Mahajanga Basin, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar.

Horizon: Maevarano Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: A partial skull, lacking the premaxillae, basioccipital, adn with damaged basiphenoid, quadrates, prootics, and opisthotics.

Referred material:

Locality: A small (2 m2) quarried surface in locality MAD 93-35, near the village of Berivotra, Mahajanga Basin, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar.

Horizon: Maevarano Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

FMNH PR 2647 (Field number MAD 07581): Supraoocipital.

FMNH PR 2648 (Field number MAD 97583): Left frontal.

FMNH PR 2649 (Field number MAD 07673): A partial skull wiht articualated or associated quadrates (both right and left), opisthotics (both right and left), left exoccipital, right prootic, left pterygoid, and right palatine.

UA 9864 (Field number MAD 97637): A partial right quadrate.

UA 9865 (Field number MAD 97862): A partial left maxilla.

 

Locality: MAD 93-34, near the village of Berivotra, Mahajanga Basin, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar.

Horizon: Maevarano Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

UA 9770 (Field number 96144): Right parietal.

 

Locality: MAD05-61, Masiakakoho Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar.

Horizon: Maevarano Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

UA 9771 (Field number MAD 06664): Right dentary.

 

Locality: MAD07-66, Berivotra Study Area, Mahajanga Basin, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar.

Horizon: Maevarano Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

UA 9866 (Field number MAD 97895): Left dentary.