Jormungandr Zietlow et al. 2023 (mosasaur)

Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Full reference: A. R. Zietlow, C. A. Boyd, and N. E. Van Vranken. 2023. Jormungandr walhallaensis: a new mosasaurine (Squamata: Mosasauroidea) from the Pierre Shale Formation (Pembina Member: Middle Campanian) of North Dakota. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 464:1-82

Parent taxon: Mosasaurinae according to A. R. Zietlow et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Clidastes, Dallasaurus, Globidensini, Globindensini, Gnathomortis, Igdamanosaurus, Kourisodon, Leiodon, Leiodontini, Megapterygius, Moanasaurus, Mosasaurini, Mosasaurus, Plesiotylosaurus, Plotosaurini, Polygonodon, Prognathodontini, Rikisaurus, Stelladens, Xenodens

Subtaxa: Jormungandr walhallaensis

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Type: Jormungandr walhallaensis

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cavalier County (Cretaceous of North Dakota)

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