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Halisaurus hebae

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Halisaurus hebae was named by Shaker et al. (2023). Its type specimen is NVP030, a partial skeleton (Partial disarticulated skull, teeth, mandible, presacral vertebrae), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North Gebel Gifata, which is in a Maastrichtian marine mudstone in the Dakhla Shale Formation of Egypt.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Halisaurus hebae Shaker et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
Halisaurinae
Halisaurini
genusHalisaurusMarsh 1869
specieshebae

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.

Halisaurus hebae Shaker et al. 2023
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Gervais 1852, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt Halisaurus hebae (type locality: 231937)