Malawania

Mah-lah-wan-e-ah.
By Emily Green
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Green, E. (2016, April 7). Malawania. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/malawania/

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Name

Malawania.

Phonetic

Mah-lah-wan-e-ah.

Named By

V.‭ ‬Fischer,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Appleby,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Naish,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Liston,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Riding,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Brindley‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬Godefroit‭ ‬-‭ ‬2013.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Ichthyosauria,‭ ‬Ichthyosauridae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬anachronus‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

Iraq,‭ ‬Kurdistan.

Time Period

Hauterivian/Barremian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeletal remains with fragments of the skull and sclerotic rings.

In Depth

       Malawania is a genus of ichthyosaur that lived around the Middle‭ ‬East during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A basal thunnosaurian from Iraq reveals disparate phylogenetic origins for Cretaceous ichthyosaurs.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Biology Letters‭ ‬98‭(‬4‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Fischer,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Appleby,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Naish,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Liston,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Riding,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Brindley‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬Godefroit‭ ‬-‭ ‬2013.

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