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 (Zdansky, 1935) | |
| 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, and were better suited for crushing armored prey like molluscs and turtles, rather than fish or other reptiles normally preyed on by other mosasaurs.
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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