Amananulam

Amananulam; Temporal range: Paleocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	† Nigerophiidae
Genus:	† Amananulam ; McCartney et al., 2018
Species:	†A. sanogoi
Binomial name
	†Amananulam sanogoi; McCartney et al., 2018

Last updated April 12, 2025

Amananulam is an extinct genus of nigerophiid snake that lived during the Palaeogene period. It is monotypic, containing the single species Amananulam sanogoi.

Distribution

Amananulam sanogoi fossils are known from Mali, much of which was at the time submerged as part of the shallow Trans-Saharan Seaway.^[1]

References

↑ McCartney, Jacob; Roberts, Eric; Tapanila, Leif; O'Leary, Maureen (2018). "Large palaeophiid and nigerophiid snakes from Paleogene Trans-Saharan Seaway deposits of Mali". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica . 63 (2): 207–220. doi:10.4202/app.00442.2017 . Retrieved 8 September 2024.

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[1] McCartney, Jacob; Roberts, Eric; Tapanila, Leif; O'Leary, Maureen (2018). "Large palaeophiid and nigerophiid snakes from Paleogene Trans-Saharan Seaway deposits of Mali". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica . 63 (2): 207–220. doi:10.4202/app.00442.2017 . Retrieved 8 September 2024.

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