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Khinjaria acuta

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Khinjaria acuta was named by Longrich et al. (2024). Its type specimen is MHNM.KHG.521, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sidi Chennane [lower Couche III] (general), which is in a Maastrichtian marine phosphorite in the Couche III Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Khinjaria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Khinjaria acuta Longrich 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
—Russellosaurina(Bell 1997)
subfamilyPlioplatecarpinae(Dollo 1884)
—Selmasaurini
genusKhinjaria
speciesacuta

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.

†Khinjaria acuta Longrich et al. 2024
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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: Gervais 1852, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco (Khouribga) Khinjaria acuta (type locality: 230233)