| Amananulam Temporal range: Paleocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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.
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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