†Rikisaurus tehoensis Wiffen 1990 (mosasaur)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae
Full reference: J. Wiffen. 1990. New mosasaurs (Reptilia; Family Mosasauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 33(1):67-85
Belongs to Rikisaurus according to J. Wiffen 1990
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CD531, a skull (Articulated skull and four cervical vertebrae). Its type locality is Mangahouanga Stream (V19/f68), which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian coastal sandstone in the Tahora Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mangahouanga Stream (V19/f68)
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