†Halisaurus platyspondylus Marsh 1869 (mosasaur)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae
Alternative combinations: Baptosaurus platyspondylus, Macrosaurus platyspondylus
Belongs to Halisaurus according to F. Fanti et al. 2014
See also Baird and Case 1966, Bardet et al. 2005, Cope 1870, Driscoll et al. 2019, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Marsh 1869 and Russell 1967
Sister taxa: Baptosaurus, Halisaurus arambourgi, Halisaurus hebae, Halisaurus onchognathus
Type specimen: YPM 444, a partial skeleton
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (8: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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