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Angolasaurus bocagei

Osteichthyes - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Angolasaurus bocagei was named by Antunes (1964). Its type specimen is 12/60 GSMA, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Iembe, Tadi, which is in a Coniacian coastal horizon in the Itombe Formation of Angola.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Angolasaurus bocagei Antunes p. 137 figs. Plates XIIIa, XXII; Figures 16 to 23
2012Angolasaurus bocagei Mateus et al.
2014Angolasaurus bocagei Fanti et al.
2019Angolasaurus bocagei Driscoll et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
Russellosaurina(Bell 1997)
subfamilyPlioplatecarpinae(Dollo 1884)
genusAngolasaurus
speciesbocagei

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.

Angolasaurus bocagei Antunes 1964
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Gervais 1852, Carroll 1988

Age range: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Angola (Bengo) Angolasaurus bocagei (type locality: 60168)