Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Mosasaurus lemonnieri

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Mosasaurus lemonnieri was named by Dollo (1889). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Mosasaurus lemonnieri Dollo
1909Mosasaurus lemonnieri Dollo p. 103

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
subfamilyMosasaurinaeGervais 1853
genusMosasaurus
specieslemonnieriDollo 1889

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.

Mosasaurus lemonnieri Dollo 1889
show all | hide all
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, Gervais 1852, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Spain (Alava) Mosasaurus lemonnieri (141927)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Syria Mosasaurus lemonnieri (117849 117850 117852 117853 117854 117855 117863)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Mosasaurus lemonnieri (27818)