Species
Valid Extinct

Taniwhasaurus antarcticus

(Novas et al. 2002)

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Mosasaures
Carnivore aquatic Terrestrial
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Classification
Mosasauridae Family
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Tylosaurinae Subfamily
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Taniwhasaurus Genus
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Taniwhasaurus antarcticus Species
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇶 Antarctica
3
Geological formations
Snow Hill Island
3
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
2
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
F. E. Novas, M. Fernández, and Z. B. d. Gasparini, J. M. Lirio, H. J. Nuñez, P. Puerta. 2002. Lakumasaurus antarcticus, n. gen. et sp., a new mosasaur (Reptilia, Squamata) from the Upper Cretaceous of Antarctica. Ameghiniana 39(2):245-249
Bibliography (2)
M. S. Fernández and Z. Gasparini. 2012. Campanian and Maastrichtian mosasaurs from Antarctic Peninsula and Patagonia, Argentina. Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France 183(2):93-102 DOI ↗
F. E. Novas, M. Fernández, and Z. B. d. Gasparini, J. M. Lirio, H. J. Nuñez, P. Puerta. 2002. Lakumasaurus antarcticus, n. gen. et sp., a new mosasaur (Reptilia, Squamata) from the Upper Cretaceous of Antarctica. Ameghiniana 39(2):245-249