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

Amananulam
Temporal range: Paleocene
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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

Distribution

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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

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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.