Genus
Valid Extinct

Igai

Gorscak et al. 2023

Igai is a genus of titanosaur from the Late Cretaceous Quseir Formation of Kharga Oasis, Egypt. The type species is Igai semkhu.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Igai
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Massopoda Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
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Sauropoda Unranked clade
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Gravisauria Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda Unranked clade
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Neosauropoda Unranked clade
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Macronaria Unranked clade
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Titanosauriformes Unranked clade
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Somphospondyli Unranked clade
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Titanosauria Unranked clade
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Lithostrotia Unranked clade
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Saltasauroidea Superfamily
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Lohuecosauria Unranked clade
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Saltasauridae Unranked clade
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Igai Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇪🇬 Egypt
1
Geological formations
Quseir
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Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Igai semkhu 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
E. Gorscak, M. C. Lamanna, and D. Schwarz, V. Díez Díaz, B. S. Salem, H. M. Sallam, M. F. Wiechmann. 2023. A new titanosaurian (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Quseir Formation of the Kharga Oasis, Egypt. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 42(6):e2199810:1-30 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
E. Gorscak, M. C. Lamanna, and D. Schwarz, V. Díez Díaz, B. S. Salem, H. M. Sallam, M. F. Wiechmann. 2023. A new titanosaurian (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Quseir Formation of the Kharga Oasis, Egypt. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 42(6):e2199810:1-30 DOI ↗