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Halisaurini

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Halisaurini Longrich et al.
2023Halisaurini Shaker et al. p. 4

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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
—Halisaurinae
—Halisaurini
—Halisaurini

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.

Unr. †Halisaurini Longrich et al. 2021
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G. †Eonatator Bardet et al. 2005
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†Eonatator coellensis Páramo-Fonseca 2013
†Eonatator sternbergii Wiman 1920
G. †Halisaurus Marsh 1869
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†Halisaurus arambourgi Bardet et al. 2005
†Halisaurus hebae Shaker et al. 2023
†Halisaurus onchognathus Merriam 1894
Invalid names: Baptosaurus Marsh 1870 [nomen dubium]
G. †Phosphorosaurus Dollo 1889
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†Phosphorosaurus ponpetelegans Konishi et al. 2016
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: Gervais 1852, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Clidastes sternbergi (109698)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Halisaurus sternbergi (81972)
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Georgia) Halisaurus sp. (35289)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Halisaurus platyspondylus (126599)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skane) Halisaurus sternbergi, Eonatator sternbergi (106411)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skåne) Halisaurus sternbergi, Eonatator sternbergi (74334 102883)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) Halisaurus sp. (57918)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Halisaurus sp. (14455)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Colombia Mosasauroidea indet. (142086)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Peru Halisaurus sp. (98018)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Chile Halisaurus sp. (237114)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Delaware) Halisaurus platyspondylus (126598)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium Halisaurus ortliebi (82892)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Angola (Namibe) Halisaurus sp., Phosphorosaurus sp. (106705)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt Halisaurus hebae (231937)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco Halisaurus arambourgi (116902 116903)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Japan Phosphorosaurus ponpetelegans (194131)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Halisaurus sp. (208355)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Chile (Biobio) Halisaurus sp. (150921)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Halisaurus sp. (192042)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco Halisaurus arambourgi (99627 118067 123268 213665 213666)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Halisaurus platyspondylus (27563 27564) Mosasauridae indet. (99439)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Niger (Tahoua) Halisaurus sp. (104945)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Halisaurus platyspondylus (26818 57915 99138)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jordan Halisaurus sp. (13366)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Congo-Kinshasa Halisaurus sp. (142144)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene72.2 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) Halisaurus platyspondylus (26819)