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Mosasaurus caroliniensis

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Mosasaurus caroliniensis was named by Gibbes (1851).

It was corrected as Mosasaurus carolinensis by Hay (1930); it was considered a nomen vanum by Russell (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Mosasaurus caroliniensis Gibbes p. 8
1902Mosasaurus carolinensis Hay p. 465
1930Mosasaurus carolinensis Hay p. 262

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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
subfamilyMosasaurinaeGervais 1853
genusMosasaurus
speciescaroliniensis

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 caroliniensis Gibbes 1851
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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, Carroll 1988, Gervais 1852
Collections
No collection or age range data are available