Genus
Valid Extinct

Igdamanosaurus

Lingham-Soliar 1991

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, 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.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
Group
Mosasaures
Carnivore aquatic Terrestrial
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dent de Globidens aegyptiacus et dent de Mosasaurus beaugei montrant les cavités de la dent de remplacement © Parent Géry · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Mosasauridae Family
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Mosasaurinae Subfamily
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Igdamanosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇪🇬 Egypt
2
🇲🇦 Morocco
1
🇳🇪 Niger
1
Geological formations
Duwi
1
Phosphates
1
Dukamaje
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
2
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus 84 Ma
Images 8
Bibliography
Original description
T. Lingham-Soliar. 1991. Mosasaurs from the Upper Cretacous of Niger. Palaeontology 34(3):653-670
Bibliography (3)
N. Bardet. 2012. The mosasaur collections of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle of Paris. Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France 183(1):35-53 DOI ↗
T. Lingham-Soliar. 1991. Mosasaurs from the Upper Cretacous of Niger. Palaeontology 34(3):653-670
O. Zdansky. 1935. Occurrence of mosasaurs in Egypt and in Africa in general. Bulletin de l'Institut d'Égypte 1:83-94 DOI ↗