†Kaikaifilu Otero et al. 2017 (mosasaur)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae
Full reference: R. A. Otero, S. Soto-Acuna, D. Rubilar-Rogers and C. S. Gutstein. 2017. Kaikaifilu hervei gen. et sp. nov., a new large mosasaur (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the upper Maastrichtian of Antarctica. Cretaceous Research 70:209-225
Parent taxon: Tylosaurinae according to R. A. Otero et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Hainosaurus, Hainosaurus lonzeensis, Taniwhasaurus, Tylosaurus
Subtaxa: Kaikaifilu hervei
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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