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Igai semkhu

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Igai semkhu was named by Gorscak et al. (2023) [Holotype—Vb-621–640, a closely associated partial postcranialskeleton consisting offive fragmentary dorsal vertebrae, partialleft coracoid, partial left ulna, three left metacarpals (I, IV, andV), the proximal part of the left pubis, both tibiae (a partial rightand the complete and well-documented but currently missing left,Vb-634), the leftfibula, and three metatarsals (left I, left and rightII). Numerous additional fragments of the specimen were appar-ently discovered (Fig. 1C) but were not described by previousauthors (Brinkmann and Buffetaut,1990; Wiechmann,1999a,1999b) and cannot be accounted for at present.]. Its type specimen is Vb-621–640, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is South of Baris, Kharga Oasis, which is in a Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Quseir Formation of Egypt. It is the type species of Igai.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Igai semkhu Gorscak et al. p. 3 fig. 2–16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Neosauropoda
Macronaria
Titanosauriformes
Titanosauria
Lithostrotia
superfamilySaltasauroideaPowell 1992
Lohuecosauria
Saltasauridae()
genusIgai
speciessemkhu

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Igai semkhu Gorscak et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Gorscak et al. 2023Characters supporting Igai semkhu as a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur: dorsal vertebrae lacking hyposphene-hypantrum articulations; and ulna with prominent olecranon process. Autapomorphic characters of Igai semkhu: metacarpal V with proximomedial and distomedial tubercles; reduced cnemial crest of the tibia (does not exceed anterior margin of distal end of the tibia); and distal groove along dorsal margins of metatarsals I and II.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Middle Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Egypt Titanosauria indet. (type locality: 97711)