Igdamanosaurus
| Igdamanosaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Mosasauridae |
| Subfamily: | Plioplatecarpinae |
| Genus: | Igdamanosaurus Lingham-Soliar, 1991 |
| Species: | I. aegyptiacus |
| Binomial name | |
| Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Globidens aegyptiacus Zdansky, 1935 | |
Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus is a plioplatecarpine mosasaur from the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous of Africa. It has blunt, rounded teeth similar to those of the mosasaurine Globidens.
References
- Fossil Vertebrates - Fauna and Concepts by W. Sargeant and William A.S. Sargeant (page 41)
- Ancient Marine Reptiles by Jack M. Callaway and Elizabeth L. Nicholls (page 287)
- Vertebrate Fossils and the Evolution of Scientific Concepts by W. Sargeant (page 547)
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