†Pluridens calabaria Longrich 2016 (mosasaur)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae
Full reference: N. R. Longrich. 2016. A new species of Pluridens (Mosasauridae: Halisaurinae) from the upper Campanian of Southern Nigeria. Cretaceous Research 64:36-44
Belongs to Pluridens according to N. R. Longrich 2016
Sister taxa: Pluridens serpentis, Pluridens walkeri
Type specimen: NHMUK R9804, a mandible. Its type locality is Fauna 12, 36.3-36.7 km from Calabar, south-east Nigeria, which is in a Campanian offshore shale in the Nkporo Shale Formation of Nigeria.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Fauna 12, 36.3-36.7 km from Calabar, south-east Nigeria
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