Igdamanosaurus
Igdamanosaurus, meaning "lizard from Igdaman", is an extinct genus of Cretaceous marine lizard belonging to the mosasaur family. It is classified as part of the Globidensini tribe (within the Mosasaurinae), and is like the other members of the tribe recognised by its rounded and knob-like teeth. These teeth indicate a highly specialized lifestyle, likely including a durophagous diet.
| Igdamanosaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian, | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | †Mosasauria |
| Superfamily: | †Mosasauroidea |
| Family: | †Mosasauridae |
| Tribe: | †Globidensini |
| Genus: | †Igdamanosaurus Lingham-Soliar, 1991 |
| Type species | |
| Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus (Zdansky, 1935) | |
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The genus contains a single species, Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus, from Maastrichtian-aged marine environments of Africa. Its fragmentary fossil remains have been recovered from the Duwi Formation of Egypt and the Dukamaje Formation of Niger.
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