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Taniwhasaurus antarcticus

Osteichthyes - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Lakumasaurus antarcticus was named by Novas et al. (2002). Its type specimen is IAA 2000-JR-FSM-1, a partial skeleton (Almost complete and articulated skull, rib fragments and isolated vertebrae), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dinosaurio River, Santa Marta Cove, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian marginal marine sandstone in the Snow Hill Island Formation of Antarctica.

It was recombined as Taniwhasaurus antarcticus by Martin and Fernández (2007), Driscoll et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Lakumasaurus antarcticus Novas et al.
2007Taniwhasaurus antarcticus Martin and Fernández
2019Taniwhasaurus antarcticus Driscoll et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
subfamilyTylosaurinaeWiliston 1895
genusTaniwhasaurus
speciesantarcticus()

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.

†Taniwhasaurus antarcticus Novas et al. 2002
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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: Carroll 1988, Gervais 1852, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Lakumasaurus antarcticus (type locality: 115660)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Taniwhasaurus antarcticus (208366)