Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae
Full reference: N. Bardet, X. Pereda Suberbiola, M. Iarochene, B. Bouya, and M. Amaghaz. 2005. A new species of Halisaurus from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Morocco, and the phylogenetical relationships of the Halisaurinae (Squamata: Mosasauridae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143:447-472
Belongs to Halisaurus according to D. A. Driscoll et al. 2019
See also Bardet et al. 2005 and Polcyn et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Baptosaurus, Halisaurus hebae, Halisaurus onchognathus, Halisaurus platyspondylus
Type specimen: MNHN PMC 14, a partial skeleton (Incomplete skeleton including a disarticulated skull and 27 associated articulated vertebrae (seven cervicals, 18 dorsals, two distal caudals)). Its type locality is Grand Daoui area [upper Couche III], which is in a Maastrichtian marine phosphorite/marl in the Couche III Formation of Morocco.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Morocco (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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