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Globidens dakotensis

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Globidens dakotensis was named by Russell (1975). Its type specimen is FMNH PR 846, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Custer County, which is in a Campanian/Campanian marine shale in the Pierre Shale Formation of South Dakota.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Globidens dakotensis Russell
2014Globidens dakotensis Fanti et al.
2019Globidens dakotensis Driscoll et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
subfamilyMosasaurinaeGervais 1853
tribeGlobidensiniRussell 1967
genusGlobidens
speciesdakotensis

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.

Globidens dakotensis Russell 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
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, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Gervais 1852, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) Globidens dakotensis (type locality: 107676)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Globidens alabamaensis (106185 106186 106187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Globidens dakotensis (82893)