Xenodens calminechari Longrich et al. 2021 (mosasaur)

Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Full reference: N. R. Longrich, N. Bardet, A. S. Schulp and N.-E. Jalil. 2021. Xenodens calminechari gen. et sp. nov., a bizarre mosasaurid (Mosasauridae, Squamata) with shark-like cutting teeth from the upper Maastrichtian of Morocco, North Africa. Cretaceous Research 123:104764

Belongs to Xenodens according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MHNM.KH.333, a maxilla. Its type locality is Sidi Chennane [upper Couche III] (general), which is in a Maastrichtian marine phosphorite in the Couche III Formation of Morocco.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sidi Chennane [upper Couche III] (general)

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