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IGDAMANOSAURUS
(ig-dam-a-no-sore-us)
meaning: "Igdamano lizard - after Mt Igdaman"
Igdamanosaurus
Named By: LinghaminSoliar in 1991
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Niger, Egypt
Size: Uncertain due to incomplete fossils, but estimated around 3.5 meters long
Diet: Carnivore/Durophagivore
Fossil(s): Partial jaw and teeth
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Mosasauridae | Plioplatecarpinae |
Also known as: | Globidens aegyptiacus |
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Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus ("lizard from Igdaman") is a durophagus globidensine mosasaur from Maastrichtian-aged marine environments of Africa. Its scrappy fossil remains are found in the Late Cretaceous-aged Duwi Formation of Egypt, Phosphates Formation of Morocco, and the Dukamaje Formation of Niger. It has blunt, rounded teeth similar to those of the mosasaurines Globidens and Carinodens, and were better suited for crushing armored prey like molluscs and turtles, rather than fish or other reptiles normally preyed on by other mosasaurs. It is named after the village of Igdaman (sometimes called In Dama), near which it was found.

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