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Tylosaurinae

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Tylosaurinae Wiliston
1902Tylosaurinae Hay p. 471
1904Hainosaurus lonzeensis Dollo
1909Hainosaurus lonzeensis Dollo p. 102
1930Tylosaurinae Hay p. 258
1966Tylosaurinae Kuhn p. 59
1967Hainosaurus lonzeensis Russell p. 123
1967Tylosaurinae Russell p. 170
1969Tylosaurinae Thurmond p. 76
1971Tylosaurinae Welles and Gregg p. 49
1981Tylosaurinae Thurmond and Jones p. 161
2002Tylosaurinae Lindgren and Siverson
2005Tylosaurinae Bardet et al.
2005Tylosaurinae Polcyn and Bell p. 323
2006Tylosaurinae Bardet et al.
2006Tylosaurinae Martin and Crame p. 113
2008Tylosaurinae Caldwell et al.
2013Tylosaurinae Bell Jr. et al. p. 574
2017Tylosaurinae Otero et al.
2018Tylosaurinae Hornung et al. p. 547
2019Tylosaurinae Driscoll et al.
2019Tylosaurinae Romano et al. p. 203
2020Tylosaurinae Grigoriev and Grabovskiy p. 2
2024Tylosaurinae Plasse et al. p. 10

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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
subfamilyTylosaurinaeWiliston 1895
subfamilyTylosaurinaeWiliston 1895

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. †Tylosaurinae Wiliston 1895
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G. †Hainosaurus Dollo 1885
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†Hainosaurus boubker Rempert et al. 2022
†Hainosaurus neumilleri Martin 2007
G. †Kaikaifilu Otero et al. 2017
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†Kaikaifilu hervei Otero et al. 2017
G. †Taniwhasaurus Hector 1874
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†Taniwhasaurus antarcticus Novas et al. 2002
†Taniwhasaurus mikasaensis Caldwell et al. 2008
†Taniwhasaurus oweni Hector 1874
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Invalid names: Tylosaurus haumuriensis Hector 1874 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lakumasaurus Novas et al. 2002 [synonym]
G. †Tylosaurus Marsh 1872
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†Tylosaurus bernardi Dollo 1885
†Tylosaurus iembeensis Antunes 1964
†Tylosaurus ivoensis Russell 1967
†Tylosaurus kansasensis Everhart 2005
†Tylosaurus laticaudus Marsh 1870
†Tylosaurus pembinensis Nicholls 1988
†Tylosaurus perlatus Cope 1869
†Tylosaurus proriger Cope 1869
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Invalid names: Rhinosaurus micromus Marsh 1872 [synonym]
†Tylosaurus saskatchewanensis Jiménez-Huidobro et al. 2018
†Tylosaurus zangerli Russell 1970
Invalid names: Elliptonodon Emmons 1858 [nomen dubium], Elliptonodon compressus Emmons 1858 [nomen dubium], Mosasaurus alseni Stolley 1892 [nomen dubium], Rhamphosaurus Cope 1872 [replaced], Rhinosaurus Marsh 1872 [replaced], Tylosaurus dyspelor Cope 1870 [nomen vanum]
Invalid names: Hainosaurus lonzeensis Dollo 1904 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Reproduction: ovoviviparousf
Created: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Modified: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Gervais 1852

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 93.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (94 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Tylosaurus sp. (232419)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (New Mexico) Liodon dyspelor (199536)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (San Antonio El Bravo) Tylosaurus kansasensis (142743)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Italy Tylosaurinae indet. (214895)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Russian Federation (Anadyr) Tylosaurinae indet. (214386)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Tylosaurus dyspelor (85963) Tylosaurus proriger (38721)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Texas) Tylosaurinae indet. (151425)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Angola (Bengo) Mosasaurus iembeensis (60168)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3France (Aquitaine) Tylosaurinae indet. (141945)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Belgium (Namur) Hainosaurus lonzeensis (51518)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8USA (Kansas) Tylosaurus sp. (62792)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8USA (Kansas) Tylosaurus kansasensis (106063 118151 118153 118154 118155 118156 118157 118159 118160 118161 118162 118163) Tylosaurus sp., Tylosaurus kansasensis (118152)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5USA (Texas) Tylosaurus nepaeolicus, Tylosaurus kansasensis (151422)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Middle Santonian89.3 - 83.5USA (Kansas) Liodon nepaeolicus (189448)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Tylosaurus dyspelor (188487) Tylosaurus proriger (99384 191649)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Colorado) Tylosaurus proriger (107708)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) Tylosaurinae indet. (232890)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Kansas) Tylosaurus sp. (214534)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5France (Aude) Tylosaurus sp. (233200)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand Tylosaurus haumuriensis (83537)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6Japan (Hokkaido) Taniwhasaurus mikasaensis (115409 115410)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) Mosasaurus alseni (138296)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Tylosaurus sp. (81972) Tylosaurus zangerli (81927)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Texas) Tylosaurus sp. (107638)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Montana) Tylosaurus proriger (107709)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Manitoba) Tylosaurus sp. (36752)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1New Zealand (South Island) Taniwhasaurus oweni (37089 101382 232395) Tylosaurus haumuriensis (232397)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Kansas) Tylosaurus proriger (107710)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6France Hainosaurus sp. (141937)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Skåne) Hainosaurus sp., Tylosaurus ivoensis (74334)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Tylosaurus sp. (46566)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Skane) Mosasaurus hoffmanni (106406) Mosasaurus sp. (106407) Tylosaurus ivoensis (106405)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Götaland) Hainosaurus sp., Tylosaurus ivoensis (102886)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Dakota) Tylosaurus proriger (39388)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Hainosaurus sp. (31992)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Hainosaurus sp. (142715)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (North Carolina) Tylosaurus sp. (106277)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Manitoba) Hainosaurus pembinensis (23366)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Tylosaurus proriger (106191)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden Hainosaurus sp. (102884 102885) Hainosaurus sp., Mosasaurus hoffmanni, Mosasaurus sp. (102883) Mosasaurus sp., Mosasaurus hoffmanni (214339)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (North Carolina) Tylosaurus sp. (57918 128412)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Tylosaurinae indet. (14487)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Spain (Alava) Mosasaurus sp. (141931)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium Hainosaurus bernardi (118459)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (North-Rhine Westphalia) Hainosaurus sp. (140976)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Russian Federation (Volgograd) Hainosaurus sp. (59385)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France Hainosaurus sp. (59676)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Dakota) Hainosaurus neumilleri (123581)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Saskatchewan) Tylosaurus saskatchewanensis (194177)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Tylosaurus sp. (106278)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Tylosaurus sp. (31993)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland Plioplatecarpinae indet. (28084)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Tylosaurus sp. (180790)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Tylosaurus sp. (79363)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica Lakumasaurus antarcticus (115660)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium Hainosaurus bernardi (154736)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica Taniwhasaurus antarcticus (208366) Tylosaurinae indet. (140272)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Liodon laticaudus (88034)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Jordan Tylosaurus indet. (170239)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica (Isla Marambio) T. sp. (235931)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica Hainosaurus sp., T. sp., Kaikaifilu hervei (215568) Kaikaifilu hervei (140323) T. sp. (235210)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0South Africa (Eastern Cape) Taniwhasaurus sp. (214311)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Plioplatecarpinae sp. (27818)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco (Khouribga) Hainosaurus boubker (215206)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Tylosaurus sp. (107501)