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Carinodens

Osteichthyes - Mosasauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Carinodens Thurmond p. 1298
2002Carinodens Sepkoski
2004Carinodens Schulp et al. p. 744
2006Carinodens Schulp et al.
2009Carinodens Schulp et al.
2019Carinodens Driscoll et al.
2024Carinodens Longrich et al. p. 5

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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
subfamilyMosasaurinaeGervais 1853
tribeGlobidensiniRussell 1967
genusCarinodens

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.

G. †Carinodens Thurmond 1969
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Carinodens acrodon Longrich et al. 2024
Carinodens belgicus Woodward 1891
Carinodens fraasi Dollo 1913
Carinodens minalmamar Schulp et al. 2009
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: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Angola (Namibe) C. belgicus (106705)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco C. belgicus (116905) C. minalmamar (213665)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium C. belgicus (196855)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands C. belgicus (97855 214545)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Ukraine C. belgicus (142786)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco (Khouribga) C. acrodon (215206)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Russian Federation (Volgograd) C. belgicus (142787)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) C. belgicus (67134 138726)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark C. minalmamar (221031)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) C. belgicus (231271)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Brazil (Paraíba) Globidens fraasi (88070)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Brazil (Pernambuco) Globidens fraasi (231321)