†Xenodens calminechari Longrich et al. 2021 (mosasaur)
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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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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