†Moanasaurus Wiffen 1980 (mosasaur)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae
Parent taxon: Mosasaurinae according to J. Wiffen 1980
See also Driscoll et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Clidastes, Dallasaurus, Globidensini, Globindensini, Gnathomortis, Igdamanosaurus, Jormungandr, Kourisodon, Leiodon, Leiodontini, Megapterygius, Mosasaurini, Mosasaurus, Plesiotylosaurus, Plotosaurini, Polygonodon, Prognathodontini, Rikisaurus, Stelladens, Xenodens
Subtaxa: Moanasaurus mangahouangae
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (2 collections), New Zealand (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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