Mosasaurus conodon Cope 1881 (mosasaur)

Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Alternative combination: Clidastes conodon

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. A new Clidastes from New Jersey. American Naturalist 15:587-588

Belongs to Mosasaurus according to T. Ikejiri and S. G. Lucas 2015

See also Baird and Case 1966, Cope 1881, Driscoll et al. 2019, Fanti et al. 2014, Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Russell 1967

Sister taxa: Mosasaurus beaugei, Mosasaurus caroliniensis, Mosasaurus couperi, Mosasaurus dekayi, Mosasaurus depressus, Mosasaurus flemingi, Mosasaurus gaudryi, Mosasaurus gracilis, Mosasaurus grosjeani, Mosasaurus hobetsuensis, Mosasaurus hoffmannii, Mosasaurus horridus, Mosasaurus impar, Mosasaurus ivoensis, Mosasaurus lemonnieri, Mosasaurus lonzeensis, Mosasaurus minor, Mosasaurus missouriensis, Mosasaurus mokoroa, Mosasaurus occidentalis, Mosasaurus prismaticus, Mosasaurus reversus, Mosasaurus scanicus, Nectoportheus validus, Amphekepubis johnsoni, Macrosaurus validus, Macrosaurus laevis

Type specimen: AMNH 1380

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (8: Colorado, Maryland, Montana, New Jersey)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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