Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae
Full reference: A. Palci, M. W. Caldwell, and C. A. Papazzoni. 2013. A new genus and subfamily of mosasaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of northern Italy. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(3):599-612
Belongs to Romeosaurus according to F. Fanti et al. 2014
See also Driscoll et al. 2019 and Palci et al. 2013
Sister taxon: Romeosaurus sorbinii
Type specimen: NHMV-64108, a partial skeleton (Almost complete skull and half the vertebral column). Its type locality is Fumane quarry, which is in a Turonian marine limestone in the Scaglia Rossa Veneta Formation of Italy.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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