Globidens simplex LeBlanc et al. 2019 (mosasaur)

Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Full reference: A. R. H. LeBlanc, S. R. Mohr, and M. W. Caldwell. 2019. Insights into the anatomy and functional morphology of durophagous mosasaurines (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from a new species of Globidens from Morocco. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186:1026-1052

Belongs to Globidens according to A. R. H. LeBlanc et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Globidens alabamensis, Globidens dakotensis, Globidens phosphaticus, Globidens schurmanni

Type specimen: MHNM.KHG.221, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Oulad Abdoun Basin (Couche III, general), which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Phosphates Formation of Morocco.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Oulad Abdoun Basin (Couche III, general)

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