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Saltasauridae

Igai semkhu

"to forget"

Generic sauropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Igai 15 m (49 ft) long
as long as 9 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic sauropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Igai
Length
15 m (49 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (74–72 Mya)
Place
Egypt
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Saltasauridae

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

What we know

  • Named by Gorscak et al., 2023.
  • Body length estimated at about 15 m.
  • Fossils found in Egypt.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Igai — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.