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Mosasaurini
Taxonomy
Mosasaurini was named by Russell (1967). It was considered monophyletic by LeBlanc et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Mosasaurinae by Russell (1967), Thurmond (1969), LeBlanc et al. (2012) and Lively (2018).
It was assigned to Mosasaurinae by Russell (1967), Thurmond (1969), LeBlanc et al. (2012) and Lively (2018).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1915 | Liodon asiaticum Répelin |
| 1967 | Mosasaurini Russell p. 124 |
| 1969 | Mosasaurini Thurmond p. 70 |
| 2012 | Mosasaurini LeBlanc et al. |
| 2018 | Mosasaurini Lively p. 121 |
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Tr. †Mosasaurini Russell 1967
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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]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. A. Russell 1967 | "Twelve or less pygal vertebrae present. Radius and ulna widely separated by bridge of carpalia on distal border of antebrachial foramen." | |
| A. R. H. LeBlanc et al. 2012 | Premaxillary-maxillary suture rises at a shallow angle anterior to the first maxillary tooth and terminates at a point even with, or posterior to the fourth maxillary tooth position; internarial bar keel present; large triangular or rectangular posteromedial flanges of frontal dorsally overlap parietal table; mandibular condyle of quadrate convex in any view; quadrate ala thin, with a thickness of approximately 1 mm; quadrate alar groove present; retroarticular process rotated 90 degrees and perpendicular to dorsoventral plane of surangular; tibial facet for first metatarsal concave. Differs from Globidensini (sensu Bell, 1997) in having: predental rostra on premaxilla and dentaries present; dorsal profile of premaxilla convex; anterior premaxillary and dentary teeth significantly smaller than middle marginal teeth; frontal median dorsal keel present and extending along entire length of frontal, or restricted to anterior half of element; pterygoid teeth smaller than middle marginal teeth; dentary with pronounced interdental pitting between anterior teeth; zygosphenes and zygantra reduced both in size and persistence along vertebral column. Differs from Clidastes in: functional prezygapophyses do not extend further posteriorly than last pygal vertebra; at least eight pygal vertebrae present; anterior flange of tibia extends from distal to proximal tibial heads. |