Pluridens imelaki Longrich and Jalil 2026 (mosasaur)

Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae

Full reference: N. R. Longrich and N. Jalil. 2026. A Giant Halisaurine from the Late Maastrichtian of Morocco. Diversity 18(3):159

Belongs to Pluridens according to N. R. Longrich and N. Jalil 2026

Sister taxa: Pluridens calabaria, Pluridens serpentis, Pluridens walkeri

Type specimen: MHNM.KHG.1525, a skull (articulated skull, associated lower jaws, and associated dentition). 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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