†Taniwhasaurus oweni Hector 1874 (mosasaur)

Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Synonym: Tylosaurus haumuriensis Hector 1874

Full reference: J. Hector. 1874. On the fossil Reptilia of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 6:333-358

Belongs to Taniwhasaurus according to M. W. Caldwell et al. 2005

See also Driscoll et al. 2019, Fordyce 1991, Hector 1874, Russell 1967 and Welles and Gregg 1971

Sister taxa: Taniwhasaurus antarcticus, Taniwhasaurus mikasaensis

Type specimens:

  • Taniwhasaurus oweni: Its type locality is Hamuri Bluff, which is in a Campanian basinal (siliciclastic) sandstone in the Conway Formation of New Zealand
  • Tylosaurus haumuriensis: Its type locality is O32/f9031 [Conway Siltstone], which is in a Piripauan transition zone/lower shoreface siltstone in the Conway Siltstone Formation of New Zealand.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of New Zealand (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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