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Mosasaurinae

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Mosasaurinae Gervais
1902Mosasaurinae Hay p. 464
1930Mosasaurinae Hay p. 261
1964Mosasaurinae Antunes p. 137
1966Mosasaurinae Kuhn p. 59
1969Mosasaurinae Thurmond p. 76
1970Mosasaurinae Russell p. 371
1971Mosasaurinae Welles and Gregg p. 52
1980Mosasaurinae Wiffen p. 508
1981Mosasaurinae Thurmond and Jones p. 153
1990Mosasaurinae Wiffen p. 67
1995Mosasaurinae Lingham-Soliar
2002Mosasaurinae Nicholls and Meckert p. 1593
2004Mosasaurinae Bardet et al. p. 316
2004Mosasaurinae Schulp et al. p. 744
2005Mosasaurinae Bardet et al.
2005Mosasaurinae Bell and Polcyn p. 178
2006Mosasaurinae Martin and Crame p. 113
2008Mosasaurinae Fernández et al. p. 179
2008Mosasaurinae Schulp et al. p. 1
2009Mosasaurinae Schulp et al. p. 162
2011Mosasaurinae Konishi et al. p. 1028
2012Mosasaurinae Karl and Nyhuis
2012Mosasaurinae Mateus et al.
2013Mosasaurinae Bell Jr. et al.
2016Mosasaurinae Frey et al. p. 20
2018Mosasaurinae Hornung et al. p. 544
2018Mosasaurinae Lively p. 524
2019Mosasaurinae Driscoll et al.
2019Mosasaurinae González Ruiz et al. p. 3
2020Mosasaurinae Lively p. 15
2021Mosasaurinae AbdelGawad et al.
2021Mosasaurinae Otero p. 2
2023Mosasaurinae O’Gorman et al.
2023Mosasaurinae Zietlow et al. p. 6
2024Mosasaurinae Garzon et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
subfamilyMosasaurinaeGervais 1853
subfamilyMosasaurinaeGervais 1853

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Mosasaurinae Gervais 1853
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G. †Clidastes Cope 1868
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†Clidastes cineriarum Cope 1870
†Clidastes intermedius Leidy 1870
†Clidastes liodontus Merriam 1894
†Clidastes moorevillensis Shannon 1975
†Clidastes propython Cope 1869
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Invalid names: Clidastes medius Merriam 1894 [synonym], Clidastes pumilus Marsh 1871 [synonym], Clidastes westi Williston and Case 1892 [synonym], Clidastes wymani Marsh 1871 [synonym], Edestosaurus dispar Marsh 1871 [synonym], Edestosaurus rex Marsh 1872 [synonym], Edestosaurus stenops Cope 1871 [synonym], Edestosaurus tortor Cope 1871 [synonym], Edestosaurus velox Marsh 1871 [synonym]
Invalid names: Edestosaurus Marsh 1871 [synonym]
G. †Dallasaurus Bell and Polcyn 2005
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†Dallasaurus turneri Bell and Polcyn 2005
Tr. †Globidensini Russell 1967
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G. †Carinodens Thurmond 1969
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†Carinodens belgicus Woodward 1891
†Carinodens fraasi Dollo 1913
†Carinodens minalmamar Schulp et al. 2009
G. †Globidens Gilmore 1912
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†Globidens alabamensis Gilmore 1912
†Globidens dakotensis Russell 1975
†Globidens phosphaticus Bardet et al. 2005
†Globidens schurmanni Martin 2007
†Globidens simplex LeBlanc et al. 2019
G. †Prognathodon Dollo 1889
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†Prognathodon currii Christiansen and Bonde 2002
†Prognathodon giganteus Dollo 1889
†Prognathodon kianda Schulp et al. 2008
†Prognathodon lutugini Yakovlev 1905
†Prognathodon overtoni Williston 1897
†Prognathodon rapax Hay 1902
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Invalid names: Ancylocentrum hungerfordi Chaffee 1939 [synonym], Liodon validus Cope 1868 [synonym]
†Prognathodon saturator Dortangs et al. 2002
†Prognathodon solvayi Dollo 1889
†Prognathodon waiparaensis Welles and Gregg 1971
Invalid names: Ancylocentrum Schmidt 1927 [synonym], Brachysaurana Strand 1926 [synonym], Brachysaurus Williston 1897 [synonym], Dollosaurus Yakovlev 1901 [synonym], Liodon Owen 1842 [nomen dubium]
G. †Gnathomortis Lively 2020
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G. †Igdamanosaurus Lingham-Soliar 1991
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G. †Jormungandr Zietlow et al. 2023
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†Jormungandr walhallaensis Zietlow et al. 2023
G. †Kourisodon Nicholls and Meckert 2002
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†Kourisodon puntledgensis Nicholls and Meckert 2002
G. †Leiodon Owen 1842
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†Leiodon anceps Owen 1841
†Leiodon lundgreni Schröder 1885
G. †Megapterygius Konishi et al. 2023
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†Megapterygius wakayamaensis Konishi et al. 2023
G. †Moanasaurus Wiffen 1980
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Tr. †Mosasaurini Russell 1967
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G. †Eremiasaurus LeBlanc et al. 2012
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†Eremiasaurus heterodontus LeBlanc et al. 2012
G. †Plotosaurus Camp 1951
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†Plotosaurus bennisoni Camp 1942
†Plotosaurus tuckeri Camp 1942
Invalid names: Garzasaurus Anderson 1943 [nomen nudum], Kolposaurus Camp 1942 [replaced]
Invalid names: Liodon asiaticum Répelin 1915 [nomen dubium]
G. †Mosasaurus Parkinson 1822
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†Mosasaurus beaugei Arambourg 1952
†Mosasaurus caroliniensis Gibbes 1851
†Mosasaurus conodon Cope 1881
†Mosasaurus couperi Gibbes 1851
†Mosasaurus dekayi Bronn 1838
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Invalid names: Mosasaurus major DeKay 1842 [synonym], Mosasaurus meirsii Marsh 1869 [synonym]
†Mosasaurus depressus Cope 1869
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Invalid names: Halisaurus fraternus Marsh 1869 [synonym], Mosasaurus copeanus Marsh 1869 [synonym]
†Mosasaurus flemingi Wiffen 1990
†Mosasaurus gaudryi Thevenin 1896
†Mosasaurus gracilis Owen 1850
†Mosasaurus grosjeani Greppin 1870
†Mosasaurus hobetsuensis Suzuki 1985
†Mosasaurus hoffmannii Mantell 1829
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Invalid names: Mosasaurus belgicus Holl 1829 [synonym], Mosasaurus camperi Meyer 1832 [synonym], Mosasaurus maximus Cope 1869 [synonym]
†Mosasaurus horridus Williston 1895
†Mosasaurus ivoensis Russell 1967
†Mosasaurus lemonnieri Dollo 1889
†Mosasaurus lonzeensis Dollo 1904
†Mosasaurus minor Gibbes 1851
†Mosasaurus missouriensis Harlan 1834
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Invalid names: Mosasaurus maximilliani Goldfuss 1845 [synonym], Mosasaurus neovidii von Meyer 1845 [synonym]
†Mosasaurus mokoroa Welles and Gregg 1971
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Invalid names: Leiodon haumuriensis Hector 1874 [synonym]
†Mosasaurus occidentalis Morton 1844
†Mosasaurus prismaticus Sakurai et al. 1999
†Mosasaurus scanicus Schröder 1885
Invalid names: Amphekepubis Mehl 1930 [synonym], Baseodon Leidy 1865 [synonym], Batrachiosaurus Harlan 1839 [synonym], Batrachotherium Harlan 1839 [synonym], Drepanodon Leidy 1861 [synonym], Lesticodus Leidy 1861 [synonym], Macrosaurus Owen 1849 [synonym], Mosasaurus impar Leidy 1856 [nomen dubium], Mosasaurus reversus Leidy 1865 [nomen dubium], Nectoportheus Cope 1868 [synonym], Pterycollosaurus Dollo 1882 [synonym]
G. †Plesiotylosaurus Camp 1942
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G. †Polygonodon Leidy 1856
Unr. †Prognathodontini Russell 1967
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G. †Thalassotitan Longrich et al. 2022
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†Thalassotitan atrox Longrich et al. 2022
G. †Rikisaurus Wiffen 1990
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†Rikisaurus tehoensis Wiffen 1990
G. †Stelladens Longrich et al. 2023
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†Stelladens mysteriosus Longrich et al. 2023
G. †Xenodens Longrich et al. 2021
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†Xenodens calminechari Longrich et al. 2021
Invalid names: Globindensini Bell 1997 [empty], Leiodontini Lingham-Soliar 1995 [empty], Plotosaurini Russell 1967 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available